Modelling the impact of planting choices and management on the delivery of multiple ecosystem services by domestic gardens

模拟种植选择和管理对国内花园提供多种生态系统服务的影响

• 批准号: 2890066
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Reading
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2890066
• 关键词: Modelling; impact; planting; choices; management

What we plant and how we manage our gardens can have a significant impact on the environment. Domestic gardens cover up to 30% of UK urban areas, and recent research has linked garden plant characteristics (in terms of their structure and function) with provision of key ecosystem services. Using garden plants with specific environmental benefits could reduce risks posed by extreme weather (droughts, floods, heatwaves) while increasing the sustainability of urban spaces. Solid scientific evidence that brings together information on how green space planting choice influences the local climatic conditions, and the delivery of multiple environmental benefits, now and in the future, is much needed. It would inform the advice that organizations such as the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) provide the UK gardening public to help them maximize beneficial ecosystem services, whilst minimizing environmental risks.The student will investigate the following research questions:a) How will plant choice and plant management affect the water- and energy balance of plant types (forbs, grasses, hedges and trees) that are currently pervasive in domestic UK gardens b) What are the implications of these plant choices for a range of ecosystem services (e.g., cooling, runoff reduction), and ecological benefits such as micro-climate refugia, increased biodiversity and associated service provision (e.g., pollination services)c) What are the trade-offs between these various services and benefits?d) Based on a-c, what recommendations can be made to UK gardeners in the context of climate change adaptation?

我们种植的东西以及如何管理花园会对环境产生重大影响。家庭花园覆盖了英国城市地区的30％，最近的研究将花园植物特征（就其结构和功能而言）与提供关键的生态系统服务联系起来。使用具有特定环境利益的园林植物可以降低极端天气（干旱，洪水，热浪）带来的风险，同时提高城市空间的可持续性。扎实的科学证据汇集了有关绿色空间种植选择如何影响当地气候条件的信息，以及现在和将来的多种环境利益的提供。 It would inform the advice that organizations such as the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) provide the UK gardening public to help them maximize beneficial ecosystem services, whilst minimizing environmental risks.The student will investigate the following research questions:a) How will plant choice and plant management affect the water- and energy balance of plant types (forbs, grasses, hedges and trees) that are currently pervasive in domestic UK gardens b) What are the implications of these plant choices for一系列生态系统服务（例如，冷却，减少径流）以及生态益处，例如微气候避难所，增加的生物多样性和相关服务提供（例如，授粉服务）c）基于A-C，这些各种服务和益处之间的权衡是什么，可以对A-C提出什么建议，在气候变化适应的情况下，对UK园丁有什么建议？