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Abstract
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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1 Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 2801 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA
2 USDA Forest Service, Baltimore Field Station, Suite 350, 5523 Research Park Dr, Baltimore, MD 21228, USA
3 Florida Atlantic University, Center for Environmental Studies, 3200 College Ave., Building DW-312, Davie, FL 33314, USA
4 Portland State University, Department of Environmental Science and Management, PO Box 751-ESM, Portland, OR 97207, USA
5 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
6 School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA
7 Nicholas School of the Environment, Box 90328, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
8 School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5302, USA
9 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
10 Department of Forest Resources and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology, 115 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Ave. N. St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
11 Dartmouth College, Department of Anthropology, 406A Silsby Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-3529, USA
12 University of Vermont, Spatial Analysis Lab, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, 205E Aiken Center, 81 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
13 Department of Biology University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
14 Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, 950 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610, USA