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Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem

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Groffman, PM; Grove, JM; Polsky, C; Bettez, ND; Morse, JL; Cavender-Bares, J; Hall, SJ; Heffernan, JB; Hobbie, SE; Larson, KL; Neill, C ...
Published in: Environmental Research Letters
February 29, 2016

Residential yards across the US look remarkably similar despite marked variation in climate and soil, yet the drivers of this homogenization are unknown. Telephone surveys of fertilizer and irrigation use and satisfaction with the natural environment, and measurements of inherent water and nitrogen availability in six US cities (Boston, Baltimore, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, Los Angeles) showed that the percentage of people using irrigation at least once in a year was relatively invariant with little difference between the wettest (Miami, 85%) and driest (Phoenix, 89%) cities. The percentage of people using fertilizer at least once in a year also ranged narrowly (52%-71%), while soil nitrogen supply varied by 10x. Residents expressed similar levels of satisfaction with the natural environment in their neighborhoods. The nature and extent of this satisfaction must be understood if environmental managers hope to effect change in the establishment and maintenance of residential ecosystems.

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Environmental Research Letters

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1748-9326

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1748-9318

Publication Date

February 29, 2016

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11

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3

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  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
 

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Groffman, P. M., Grove, J. M., Polsky, C., Bettez, N. D., Morse, J. L., Cavender-Bares, J., … Locke, D. H. (2016). Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem. Environmental Research Letters, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004
Groffman, P. M., J. M. Grove, C. Polsky, N. D. Bettez, J. L. Morse, J. Cavender-Bares, S. J. Hall, et al. “Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem.” Environmental Research Letters 11, no. 3 (February 29, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004.
Groffman PM, Grove JM, Polsky C, Bettez ND, Morse JL, Cavender-Bares J, et al. Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem. Environmental Research Letters. 2016 Feb 29;11(3).
Groffman, P. M., et al. “Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem.” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 11, no. 3, Feb. 2016. Scopus, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004.
Groffman PM, Grove JM, Polsky C, Bettez ND, Morse JL, Cavender-Bares J, Hall SJ, Heffernan JB, Hobbie SE, Larson KL, Neill C, Nelson K, Ogden L, O’Neil-Dunne J, Pataki D, Chowdhury RR, Locke DH. Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem. Environmental Research Letters. 2016 Feb 29;11(3).
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Published In

Environmental Research Letters

DOI

EISSN

1748-9326

ISSN

1748-9318

Publication Date

February 29, 2016

Volume

11

Issue

3

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences