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Data from: Multiple ecosystem service synergies and landscape-mediation of biodiversity within urban agroecosystems

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posted on 2025-08-22, 16:46 authored by Shalene Jha, Monika H. Egerer, Peter Bichier, Hamutahl Cohen, Heidi Liere, Brenda B. Lin, Azucena Lucatero, Stacy PhilpottStacy Philpott
<p dir="ltr">Ecosystem services (ESs) are essential for human well-being, especially in urban areas where 60% of the global population will live by 2030. While urban habitats have the potential to support biodiversity and ES, few studies have quantified the impact of local and landscape management across a diverse suite of services. We leverage 5 years of data (>5000 observations) across a network of urban community gardens to determine the drivers of biodiversity and ES trade-offs and synergies. We found multiple synergies and few trade-offs, contrasting previous assumptions that food production is at odds with biodiversity. Furthermore, we show that natural landscape cover interacts with local management to mediate services provided by mobile animals, specifically pest control and pollination. By quantifying the factors that support a diverse suite of ES, we highlight the critical role of garden management and urban planning for optimizing biodiversity and human benefit.</p>

Funding

Biodiversity, Sustainability, And Ecosystem Services In Urban Agricultural Landscapes

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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SUPERDAR - Supporting Undergraduates by Promoting Education, Research, Diversity, and Agricultural Resilience

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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Ecological Networks, Management Shifts, and Ecosystem Services In Urban Agricultural Landscapes

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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History

Data contact name

Jha, Shalene

Data contact email

sjha@austin.utexas.edu

Publisher

Dryad

Intended use

We used 15 data sets collected over 5 years from a network of urban agroecosystems to investigate synergies and trade-offs across seven categories (22 metrics) of ecosystem services (ES) and two categories (18 metrics) of mobile animal ecosystem service providers (ESPs). We investigate multiple ESs (pest control, pollination, climate regulation, carbon storage, water conservation, food production and gardener well-being), as well as two ESPs (natural enemies and pollinators), to test the following hypotheses: (H1): Direct trade-offs are more frequent than synergies among and between ESs and ESPs in urban agroecosystems, (H2): Local and landscape management serve as critical mechanisms underlying synergies and trade-offs among ESs and ESPs and (H3): Landscape complexity mediates the effect of local agroecosystem management on ESs and ESPs, especially ESs provided by mobile animals.

Temporal Extent Start Date

2013-05-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2017-11-15

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic location - description

Santa Clara County, California, USA Santa Cruz County, California, USA Monterey County, California, USA

ISO Topic Category

  • biota
  • environment
  • society

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

ecosystem services; biodiversity; agroecosystems; social welfare; urban areas; habitats; landscape management; urban population; community gardens; gardening; water conservation; food production; landscapes; animals; pest control; pollination; urban planning; humans; climate; carbon sequestration; natural enemies; California

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:20 - National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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Public Access Level

  • Public

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