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| Web URL(s): | http://usgatero.msu.edu/v03/n14.pdf
Last checked: 11/2004 |
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| Publication Type:
| Report |
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| Author(s): | Porter, Eric E.;
Pennington, Derric N.;
Bulluck, Jason;
Blair, Robert B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Porter: Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, Carlsbad, California; Pennington and Blair: Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Bulluck: Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| Title: | Assessing the conservation value of golf courses for butterflies |
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| Source: | USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. Vol. 3, No. 14, July 15 2004, p. [1-13]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 15 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Conservation; Golf courses in the environment; Habitats; Butterflies; GIS; Aerial photography; Land use; Biodiversity; Buffer zones
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Golf courses are prime examples of partially developed areas that may serve as valuable habitat refuges for many wildlife species. In this study butterfly communities were used to investigate the value of golf courses for conservation. Six golf courses surrounded by landscapes of varying degrees of land-use intensity were identified and butterfly communities were examined within these courses to identify factors that promote diverse butterfly assemblages. GIS and aerial photography were used to estimate percentages of different land-cover types surrounding each golf course using buffers at scales of 100-1000 meters. On-site vegetation characteristics were recorded. Butterfly species composition varied among all courses with only the two most developed courses missing substantial numbers on species. Abundance, species richness, and diversity measures decreased as the surrounding land uses of the courses became more urban. Butterfly abundance was significantly related to the land-cover characteristics measured in buffers surrounding the courses and natural land-cover the strongest relationship with all of these measures. These findings suggest that a golf course with both a small buffer, free of development, along with a larger buffer comprised of patches of natural area improves its conservation value." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 37 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Buffer Zones
Other items relating to: What Good is Turf? |
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| See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 2000-17-184 |
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| Note: | Summary as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Porter, E. E., D. N. Pennington, J. Bullock, and R. B. Blair. 2004. Assessing the conservation value of golf courses for butterflies. USGA Turfgrass Environ. Res. Online. 3(14):p. [1-13]. |
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