The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence: Flora of Backyards Through a Social Gradient

  • Fábio Angeoletto Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, España e Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Brasil
  • Juan Pedro Ruiz Sanz
  • Frederico Fonseca da Silva
  • Ricardo Massulo Albertin
  • Aline Pradeiczuk
  • Camila Sabadin
Keywords: Urban Ecology, Backyards, Biodiversity, Food Security

Abstract

Urban backyards have considerable potential for biodiversity conservation and the enhancement of food security. However, these spaces are poorly planned, there is little information on the diversity of flora present in the backyards of different social clases. We quantified and compared plant diversity of the backyards of two neighborhoods in the metropolitan area of ​​Maringa, by calculating diversity indices, bivariate correlations, the planting potencial, and outline planning guidelines, with the goal of increasing the presence of woody vegetation, strengthen the food security and contribute to the conservation of biological diversity, including the preservation of endangered plant species.

Author Biographies

Fábio Angeoletto, Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, España e Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Brasil
Grupo de estudios en ecología humana, urbana y del paisaje de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, España e Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Brasil
Juan Pedro Ruiz Sanz
Grupo de estudios en ecología humana, urbana y del paisaje de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España y Doctorado en Ecología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Frederico Fonseca da Silva
Profesor y investigador del instituto Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, (PR), Brasil
Ricardo Massulo Albertin
Doctorando en geografía por la Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM, Maringá, (PR), Brasil
Aline Pradeiczuk
Estudiante de Biología en la Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, (SC), Brasil
Camila Sabadin
Estudiante de Agronomía en la Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, (SC), Brasil
Published
2015-05-20