Elurikas linn

The document outlines strategies for urban biodiversity, focusing on nature-friendly gardening, landscaping, and construction. It provides detailed guidance on creating habitats for insects, birds, amphibians, and mammals, while addressing conflicts with 'problem' species and the impact of urban infrastructure on wildlife.

• Urban environments can support a higher diversity of plant species than rural areas because they offer a wide variety of micro-habitats and niches.
• Urban biodiversity provides essential ecosystem services, including air quality improvement, noise reduction, urban cooling, flood control, and the increase of real estate value.
• Nature-friendly gardening aims to provide food, shelter, and breeding opportunities for various animal groups by planting nectar-rich plants, installing nest boxes, creating compost heaps, and avoiding toxic pesticides.
• To support urban wildlife, landscaping should move away from monoculture lawns toward a zoned approach with low-intensity maintenance areas, including 'wild corners' and flower meadows.
• Vertical landscaping and green roofs provide thermal buffer zones for buildings, reduce the urban heat island effect, and create corridors for species movement.
• Pollinators, particularly bees and butterflies, are critical for food security, but their populations are declining due to habitat loss and synthetic pesticides.
• Urban birds, such as the house sparrow and swift, are losing nesting sites due to building renovations and energy-efficiency insulation; this can be mitigated by installing specific nest boxes.
• Glass surfaces and light pollution in cities cause significant bird mortality, especially during migration, by creating reflections or confusing nocturnal navigation.
• Bats are highly beneficial for pest control, consuming large quantities of insects, but they are sensitive to disturbances in their roosts and hibernation sites.
• Hedgehogs provide natural pest control for slugs and snails, but are threatened by road traffic, garden netting, and chemical pesticides.

APA

Uustal, M., Kuldna, P., & Peterson, K. (2010). Elurikas linn. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4359.pdf

Chicago

Uustal, Meelis, Piret Kuldna, and Kaja Peterson. Elurikas linn. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2010. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4359.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{uustal2010elurikas, author = {Uustal, Meelis and Kuldna, Piret and Peterson, Kaja}, title = {{Elurikas linn}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2010}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4359.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }