Among the many environmental, economic and social benefits of urban forests are reduced energy costs, ... The importance of urban forests. By Debbie McFadden. Published: Sep. 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM CDT ...

Less bird diversity in city forests Date: September 29, 2022 Source: Lund University Summary: ... The study also showed that urban forests can be important for bird diversity.

A Concordia project cataloguing the diversity of the urban forest in a Montreal residential neighbourhood is now complete, and the researchers behind it say the results highlight the importance of ...

The viability of our world’s forests is constantly threatened by climate change, urbanization and invasive species. Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Ph.D. student Jack Levy-Diedrich investigates ...

One problem with our forest is the lack of diversity in the species make-up. According to the City’s Urban Forest Master Plan three native ... Berries are important seasonal sustenance for ...

According to new but yet-to-be-published studies, diversity in forest tree species can support a healthy variety of bacteria and fungi which effectively increase the chances of survival of insect ...

The city bureau responsible for urban forest maintenance in Los Angeles is looking at the possibility of securing guaranteed funding through a ballot initiative to help meet Mayor Eric Garcetti ...

These findings, published recently in Nature Ecology & Evolution, underscore the importance of arthropod diversity as a mediator of the effects of tree diversity on forest productivity.

There's a lot of diversity, a lot of different species here in this park, which is really exciting,” said Dan Buckler, an urban forest analyst with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ...

Those plots are home to various species of fir, maple, birch, spruce, pine, poplar, cedar and hemlock, among other tree types. Forest soils play an important role in sequestering carbon extracted ...

Urban forestry has been recognized as a tool to mitigate the effects of global warming in African cities, where rapid urbanisation has put increased pressure on surviving green spaces.