La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Challenges and future directions in urban afforestation
Auteurs :	Emily E. Oldfield, Auteur ; Robert J. Warren, Auteur ; Alexander J. Felson, Auteur ; Mark A. Bradford, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Applied Ecology (50(5) OCT 2013)
Article en page(s) :	1169-1177
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	1. Mature urban trees improve air quality, reduce storm water run-off and sequester carbon. Municipal agencies establish forests of native juvenile trees to enhance these and other ecosystem services to cities. Little data exist, however, regarding whether these trees will form mature, native forests. 2. We review urban forestry research that deals specifically with the growth, survival and recruitment of new native urban forests and use these data to identify knowledge gaps and propose research needed to create and maintain native urban forests. 3. Experimental urban forestry studies are few and most are of durations

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