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A new urban tree soil to safely increase rooting volumes under sidewalks.
Grabosky, J., & Bassuk, N. L. (1995). Journal of Arboriculture, 21, 187–201. It is apparent that we can grow plant materials in a...
Jun 15, 20241 min read
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City of Guelph Tree Technical Manual
City of Guelph Tree Technical Manual. (2018). City of Guelph. The document is put together by the City of Guelph to devise a management...
Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Tree appraisal methods and their application–First results in one of Budapest’s districts.
Hegedüs, A., Gaál, M., & Bérces, R. (2011). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 9(4), 411-423. The paper discusses and compares...
Jun 8, 20241 min read
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Assessing forest canopies and understorey illumination: canopy closure, canopy cover and other measures.
Jennings, S. B., Brown, N. D., & Sheil, D. (1999). Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 72(1), 59–74. This paper...
Jun 8, 20241 min read
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The relationship between tree canopy and crime rates across an urban-rural gradient in the greater Baltimore region
Austin Troy, J. Morgan Grove, Jarlath O'Neill-Dunne Scientific Journal, 2012 Landscape and Urban Planning. 106: 262-270. In this study a...
May 26, 20241 min read
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Street tree survival rates: Meta-analysis of previous studies and application to a field survey in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Lara A. Roman, Frederick N. Scatena Science Direct 2011 According to research, street trees have a high mortality rate and very short...
May 26, 20241 min read
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Urban Tree Mortality: A Literature Review
Deborah R. Hilbert, Lara A. Roman, Andrew K. Koeser, Jess Vogt, and Natalie S. van Doorn USDA Urban tree mortality studies span a range...
May 23, 20241 min read
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The rhizosphere zoo: an overview of plant-associated communities of microorganisms, including phages, bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and of some of their structuring factors
Buée, M., De Boer, W., Martin, F., Van Overbeek, L., & Jurkevitch, E. Plant and Soil, 321(1–2), 189–212. (2009) The article presents an...
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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Thousands of city trees have been lost to development, when we need them more than ever
Erik Anderson, 2020-02-26 The Conversation The urban heat island effect is a global concern. The article is based on research carried out...
Mar 22, 20241 min read
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Urban tree mortality
Lara A Roman, John J Battles, Joe R McBride, 2016-03-01, United States Dept of Agriculture This report is a primer on demographic...
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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Soil Aeration and Tree Health: Correlating Soil Oxygen Measurements With the Decline of Established Oaks
L. R. Costello, J. D. MacDonald, K. A. Jacobs, 1991 USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-126. The paper studies how environmental...
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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How Many Trees are Enough? Tree Death and the Urban Canopy
Lara A Roman, 2014-Jun 26, Scenario Journal The essay discusses street tree mortality in terms of demographic concepts and advocates for...
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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