Edgelands are the forgotten places in a city: the abandoned lots, warehouses, railroad tracks, and parking lots that have fallen into disrepair. As years go by, weed seeds germinate through cracks in the asphalt and a new urban ecology begins. Native and non-native plants take root and wildlife food and shelter are reintroduced. This site explores the values of neglected urban wildscapes and points out why we need them in the city.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
The more you manage for invasive species control the faster the success
Johnson and Handel found through their study of parks in NYC that the level of management intensity is important to overall restoration success. See their study in Urban Forestry and Urban Greening at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866718306472
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