Urban greenspace function

We examined differences in eight soil ecosystem services, and their average value, and 23 separate attributes at 56 greenspace-natural paired sites, and sought to explore the major factors associated with the differences between greenspaces and adjacent natural areas. Such a study gives us the opportunity to assess the value of greenspaces as functional soil islands within a matrix of urban development and provides valuable insights into the extent to which management actions might be required to maintain their ability to provide services at a level similar to natural systems from which they were derived