Growth and Ecosystem Services of Urban Trees

• Main Author: Rötzer, Thomas (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; green spaces; urban heat island; Landsat TM; human health; root:shoot ratio; choice experiment; urban trees; BVOC emission; climate change; urbanity; urbanization; sustainability; drought stress; ecosystem disservices; tree growth; Greenway; oxides; hot arid urban climate; carbon sequestration; abundance; landscape planning; bud break; urban microclimate; tree competition; urban forest; allergenic potential; sampling plots; climate change implications; ecosystem modeling; preferences; urban parks; basal area; urban tree growth; air pollution removal; environmental quality; species richness; surface temperature; drought; growing season; air pollution; ecosystem services; biomass allocation
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Numerous studies indicate an accelerated growth of forest trees, induced by ongoing climate change. Similar trends were recently found for urban trees in major cities worldwide. Studies frequently report about substantial effects of climate change and the urban heat island effect (UHI) on plant grow...