LEADER 04081nam 22008773a 450 001 9910367750903321 005 20250203235429.0 010 $a9783039215935 010 $a3039215930 024 8 $a10.3390/books978-3-03921-593-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000010106208 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/48938 035 $a(ScCtBLL)902194ca-9b9f-40eb-becb-d7f4c3d8f2bb 035 $a(OCoLC)1163816944 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010106208 100 $a20250203i20192019 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aGrowth and Ecosystem Services of Urban Trees$fThomas Rötzer 210 1$aBasel, Switzerland :$cMDPI,$d2019. 215 $a1 electronic resource (170 p.) 311 08$a9783039215928 311 08$a3039215922 330 $aNumerous 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 growth. The combined effects of increasing temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and extended growing season lengths, in addition to increasing nitrogen deposition and higher CO2 concentrations, can increase but also reduce plant growth. Closely related to this, the multiple functions and services provided by urban trees may be modified. Urban trees generate numerous ecosystem services, including carbon storage, mitigation of the heat island effect, reduction of rainwater runoff, pollutant filtering, recreation effects, shading, and cooling. The quantity of the ecosystem services is often closely associated with the species, structure, age, and size of the tree as well as with a tree's vitality. Therefore, greening cities, and particularly planting trees, seems to be an effective option to mitigate climate change and the UHI. The focus of this Special Issue is to underline the importance of trees as part of the urban green areas for major cities in all climate zones. Empirical as well as modeling studies of urban tree growth and their services and disservices in cities worldwide are included. Articles about the dynamics, structures, and functions of urban trees as well as the influence of climate and climate change on urban tree growth, urban species composition, carbon storage, and biodiversity are also discussed. 610 $agreen spaces 610 $aurban heat island 610 $aLandsat TM 610 $ahuman health 610 $aroot:shoot ratio 610 $achoice experiment 610 $aurban trees 610 $aBVOC emission 610 $aclimate change 610 $aurbanity 610 $aurbanization 610 $asustainability 610 $adrought stress 610 $aecosystem disservices 610 $atree growth 610 $aGreenway 610 $aoxides 610 $ahot arid urban climate 610 $acarbon sequestration 610 $aabundance 610 $alandscape planning 610 $abud break 610 $aurban microclimate 610 $atree competition 610 $aurban forest 610 $aallergenic potential 610 $asampling plots 610 $aclimate change implications 610 $aecosystem modeling 610 $apreferences 610 $aurban parks 610 $abasal area 610 $aurban tree growth 610 $aair pollution removal 610 $aenvironmental quality 610 $aspecies richness 610 $asurface temperature 610 $adrought 610 $agrowing season 610 $aair pollution 610 $aecosystem services 610 $abiomass allocation 700 $aRötzer$b Thomas$01288171 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910367750903321 996 $aGrowth and Ecosystem Services of Urban Trees$93020670 997 $aUNINA