Article
Plant Sciences
Camille C. Pawlak, Natalie L. R. Love, Jennifer M. Yost, G. Andrew Fricker, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Matt K. Ritter
Summary: California's urban forest is a mix of native and non-native species, with a limited number of native species. Protecting urban forests and increasing native tree diversity becomes more crucial as climate change intensifies.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Natalie L. R. Love, Viet Nguyen, Camille Pawlak, Andrew Pineda, Jeff L. Reimer, Jennifer M. Yost, G. Andrew Fricker, Jonathan D. Ventura, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Taylor Crow, Matt K. Ritter
Summary: Urban street trees provide benefits to communities, and the California Urban Forest (CUF) Inventory offers high-quality data to assess the structure and diversity of California's urban forests, which are among the most diverse in the world.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Johan Ostberg, Karin Sandberg, Bjorn Wistrom
Summary: The management of urban trees is crucial for sustaining and enhancing ecosystem services, with vitality being a key parameter in tree inventories. However, there is a lack of consensus on how to assess vitality, with differences in assessment methods between urban foresters and ecologists based on tree age and growing sites. Establishing a calibration-based approach for assessing vitality is essential, with the need for consensus on how to rate tree vitality.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Abbie Judice, Jason Gordon, Jesse Abrams, Kris Irwin
Summary: Urban forests play a vital role in mitigating the effects of climate change and urbanization, but special considerations are needed for risk mitigation. This study examines community perceptions of urban tree risk mitigation in four cities in the U.S. south and identifies key factors influencing resident attitudes towards tree management.
Article
Plant Sciences
Alex Roebuck, Lara Hurley, Duncan Slater
Summary: The level of tree species diversity in urban tree populations has significant implications for urban forest resilience and ecosystem functioning. This study analyzed the species composition, diversity, and vulnerability of public trees in the London borough of Westminster. The results showed that tree species diversity varied across land use types and higher diversity was associated with reduced vulnerability.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jihwi Jang, Su-Young Woo
Summary: While New Zealand is rich in biodiversity, there is a lack of understanding regarding the growth and response of native tree species in urban environments. Therefore, it is proposed to diversify planted forests to emphasize the value of native species in ecosystem services and improve urban ecosystem resilience.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ming Liu, Deshun Zhang, Ulrich Pietzarka, Andreas Roloff
Summary: An assessment framework was proposed to evaluate the climate change adaptability of 65 urban tree species in Shanghai, categorized into different climate types. Warm subtropical species showed higher stress tolerances in the Shanghai area, making them the most suitable alternatives for urban tree species selection in response to climate change impacts. This study highlighted the importance of considering climate-related tolerances when selecting urban tree species for future-oriented urban forest management in Shanghai.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bingqian Ma, Richard J. Hauer, Johan Ostberg, Andrew K. Koeser, Hongxu Wei, Chengyang Xu
Summary: Efforts to standardize urban forest inventory data have been made, but information collected remains variable from community to community. Tree species and stem diameter are common parameters collected, with planning and estimation of ecological services being common research objectives. Surveys in the USA and Sweden found that tree inventories were more common in larger communities and were usually conducted by professional staff and consultants. Significant differences exist between the two countries, with certain parameters more common in the USA, possibly due to a longer history of urban tree management. Having a strategic plan, a governance mechanism, financial resources, and systematic care were significant predictors for the presence of an inventory.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Richard J. Hauer, Hongxu Wei, Andrew K. Koeser, Jeffrey O. Dawson
Summary: The study found that sugar maple seedlings from Oklahoma, Missouri, and Tennessee have higher tolerance to water stress primarily due to their higher water use efficiency (WUE) compared to other coping mechanisms.
Article
Plant Sciences
Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor, Carly D. Ziter
Summary: This study reveals significant differences in tree diversity, structure, and service-based traits among different types of green spaces in urban areas. Private land has a higher variety of tree species, but they tend to be smaller in size. There are notable differences in tree species composition and service-based traits between street rights-of-way and private yards. These findings indicate that public tree inventories may not fully represent the composition, structure, and benefits of urban forests, which has implications for urban forest management at larger scales.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Karena Ka Wai Hui, Man Sing Wong, Coco Yin Tung Kwok, Hon Li, Sawaid Abbas, Janet E. Nichol
Summary: Urban trees in densely populated areas can pose risks to public safety and their stability may be affected by various factors. Developing a preventive alert system to detect potential failures of hazardous trees is a challenge in urban tree management. This study investigated root-plate tilt variations of trees during a typhoon and evaluated the correlation between tree response and tilt measurements. The results showed that root-plate movement to wind response is species-dependent, which can inform decision making for early identification of problematic trees.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andrew K. Koeser, Richard J. Hauer, Deborah R. Hilbert, Robert J. Northrop, Hunter Thorn, Drew C. McLean, Allyson B. Salisbury
Summary: As urban development increases in density, the space for urban trees becomes more constrained. The study provides guidelines for creating sufficient space for urban trees and minimizing infrastructure damage and associated cost savings.
Article
Plant Sciences
David Hohl, Teodora Stoycheva, R. Julia Kilgour, Elsa C. Anderson, Jalene M. LaMontagne
Summary: In urban ecosystems, tree cavities are influenced by tree health, management, and cavity excavators, and their formation and persistence are affected by changes in vegetation structure, human use patterns, and the built environment. Highly-managed parks and residential habitats have lower abundance of decayed trees and therefore fewer cavities compared to forests, while stability of cavity abundance over time is observed in managed habitats. The probability of cavity presence is increased with larger tree size and higher levels of tree decay, but this association varies between habitat types and years.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Chunping Xie, C. Y. Jim, Xiangui Yi, Dawei Liu, Xu Guo
Summary: In the study of Resettlement Residential Areas (RRAs) in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, it was found that the importance values of tree species composition revealed a changing tree planting pattern over time, with persistent domination by a few species. The oldest sites did not have the largest trees due to long-term mismanagement.
Article
Environmental Studies
Andrew K. Koeser, Richard J. Hauer, Erin E. Downey, Deborah R. Hilbert, Drew C. McLean, Michael G. Andreu, Robert J. Northrop
Summary: Many cities actively manage urban trees to maximize environmental and social benefits. A recent state statute in Florida limits local government oversight of trees on private residential properties, which could impact urban forest governance. Despite this, some cities are making changes to comply with the new law, while others are investing more in urban forest management activities.
Article
Forestry
Hongxu Wei, Guoshuang Chen, Xin Chen, Hengtian Zhao
Summary: The study found that within the same forest, Aralia elata individuals were taller and populations were denser; population density and individual leaf weight increased along longitude but were negatively correlated with elevation and DBH.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Hongxu Wei, Xingyuan He
Summary: The foliar C/N stoichiometry of urban forest trees varies among different climate zones and tree taxonomic variation, mainly driven by changes in foliar N concentration, with no significant response to urbanization observed. Additionally, the change in foliar N concentration is the main force driving the differences in foliar C/N for most tree species in urban forests. Further research is needed in polar regions and the Southern Hemisphere to better understand foliar C/N in urban trees.
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Hongxu Wei, Richard J. Hauer, Xingyuan He
Summary: A forest experience may not always lead to more positive facial expressions on visitors, as revealed by a study using facial expression evaluation method. The emotions expressed on faces can vary based on different time periods and age groups of visitors.
FOREST POLICY AND ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ping Liu, Baohui Cao, Yutao Wang, Zhongping Wei, Jingfeng Ye, Hongxu Wei
Summary: The study found that the physiological performance of maple and oak seedlings under white light and red plus blue light exposure was not significantly different, with streetlamp lighting impacting tree growth primarily through prolonged photoperiod rather than specific light spectrum. Maple showed a strong response of water uptake to streetlamp lighting at the cost of carbohydrate consumption, while oak had limited demand for water-use for growth.
Article
Plant Sciences
Bingqian Ma, Richard J. Hauer, Johan Ostberg, Andrew K. Koeser, Hongxu Wei, Chengyang Xu
Summary: Efforts to standardize urban forest inventory data have been made, but information collected remains variable from community to community. Tree species and stem diameter are common parameters collected, with planning and estimation of ecological services being common research objectives. Surveys in the USA and Sweden found that tree inventories were more common in larger communities and were usually conducted by professional staff and consultants. Significant differences exist between the two countries, with certain parameters more common in the USA, possibly due to a longer history of urban tree management. Having a strategic plan, a governance mechanism, financial resources, and systematic care were significant predictors for the presence of an inventory.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Richard J. Hauer, Hongxu Wei, Andrew K. Koeser, Jeffrey O. Dawson
Summary: The study found that sugar maple seedlings from Oklahoma, Missouri, and Tennessee have higher tolerance to water stress primarily due to their higher water use efficiency (WUE) compared to other coping mechanisms.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Haoming Guan, Hongxu Wei, Richard J. Hauer, Ping Liu
Summary: The study found that building sustainable urban forests can improve people's well-being. The change in facial expressions is an implicit process, requiring instrument recognition for Asian individuals. Men had higher happiness and anger scores in forests, while women displayed more positive emotions in forest settings.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ping Liu, Mengnan Liu, Tingting Xia, Yutao Wang, Hongxu Wei
Summary: The study on a dataset of urban forest visitor photos collected from social media in China shows that forest environments can evoke positive emotions, with females exhibiting more positive emotional expressions in forests. Higher happy scores are associated with warmer temperatures, while the positive response index decreases with latitude.
Article
Forestry
Xiaogang Ding, Xiaochuan Li, Ye Qi, Zhengyong Zhao, Dongxiao Sun, Hongxu Wei
Summary: Overall, the study found no interactive effects between forest type and soil layer depth on the concentrations and storages of soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP). Litchi plantations were the only type of plantation that showed enhanced C storage and diverse N concentrations in different soil layers compared to secondary forests during the conversion over ultisols in South China. Soil bulk density had a negative impact on soil carbon and phosphorus stocks, while longitude and elevation were positive drivers for soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus stocks.
Article
Agronomy
Changwei Zhou, Wenjing Cui, Ting Yuan, Huayan Cheng, Qian Su, Hongxu Wei, Peng Guo
Summary: This study reveals the heterogeneous phosphorus distribution in karst soils and the higher foraging ability of Plantago asiatica under low calcium levels.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hongyan Li, Xuege Wang, Hongxu Wei, Tingting Xia, Mengnan Liu, Shengshu Ai
Summary: Interacting with aquatic environments in blue spaces is believed to benefit mental well-being. Our study assessed emotional responses by rating facial expressions and found that happy expressions were higher in wetlands of eastern cities in China compared to northern and inland cities. The change in average air temperature influenced both happy and sad scores, with an optimum temperature range of 17.5-22.3 degrees C to induce a smiling face. Further research using big data on a larger scale is suggested to confirm these findings.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hongxu Wei, Jie Zhang, Zhihui Xu, Tengfei Hui, Peng Guo, Yuxiang Sun
Summary: This study collected plant biodiversity assessment data from urban forests in China and rated emotional expressions based on facial photos from microblogs in 2020. The findings indicated that parks with diverse shrubs and herbs were more likely to evoke positive emotions, with females and older visitors showing higher rates of happiness.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Siying Huang, Jinjin Zhu, Kunbei Zhai, Yang Wang, Hongxu Wei, Zhihui Xu, Xinren Gu
Summary: Experiencing nature can induce happiness by reducing mental stress and restoring well-being. The size of green spaces does not always determine the frequency of experiencing nature. This study found that increasing the Green View Index can promote positive emotional experiences in green spaces.
Article
Forestry
Ping Liu, Wenting He, Hongxu Wei, Shiyu Hu, Yiming Zhou, Yutao Wang
Summary: Poplar plantations in semi-arid areas can adapt to drought stress, and the water adaptation strategies of different stand ages vary. In this study, hydraulic traits of Populus simonii Carr. individuals of different stand ages were investigated, and the results showed that wood density can be used as a proxy for hydraulic safety monitoring. Young and middle-aged populations of Populus simonii are more adaptable to drought conditions than near-mature populations.
Article
Forestry
Xiaopei Wang, Lingquan Meng, Hongxu Wei
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a late spring frost on the physiological response of buds in ornamental trees. It found that the frost interrupted carbohydrate metabolism in the trees rather than causing direct damage to the buds. Additionally, the false spring induced by advanced warming had a more pronounced negative impact on the trees compared to the sudden decline in minimum temperature.
ANNALS OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2022)