Eco-vegetation Construction of the Community Gardens in US and Its Implications
Liangtao Li, Weller Lorraine, Yuanyuan Tao, Zhenrong Yu, Li, Liangtao, Weller, Lorraine, Tao, Yuanyuan, Yu, Zhenrong
Urban Farm DB summary
A field survey of 14 community gardens in Los Angeles, United States, examined how the diversity and distribution pattern of urban vegetation varieties relates to gardeners' ethnic background and construction mode. A total of 439 plant varieties were identified, showing that community gardens function as an important species pool for the urban ecosystem and maintain rich native taxa resources, that the plants grown are mainly edible and play a significant role in protecting ethnic and regional native culture, and that the landscape structure and function of the vegetation are shaped by ethnic background and construction mode. The findings are discussed for their implications for urban green space planning and leisure agriculture in China.