Journal article
Tree removals as socioecological experiments in cities
CG Threlfall, C Ordóñez-Barona, SJ Livesley, J Baumann, D Callow, M Davern, A English, RA Fuller, K Hertzog, DF Hochuli, R van der Ree, D Kendal
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | WILEY | Published : 2024
DOI: 10.1002/fee.2686
Abstract
As keystone structures in urban ecosystems, trees are critical to addressing many of the current livability, health, and environmental challenges facing cities. Every day, trees are removed from urban landscapes as part of routine management. These tree removals are an opportunity for implementing manipulative experiments to directly measure the social and ecological functions of trees. Here we review the kinds of tree removals that commonly occur in cities, assess the relevant opportunities that arise for research–practice partnerships, and discuss the challenges posed when implementing experiments of this nature. We argue that experimental studies on the routine removal of urban trees will..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was made possible by funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Partnership grant (LP160100780). We thank the City of Ballarat, City of Hume, City of Melbourne, and Merri-bek City Council for their support. CGT and DK were supported by the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub, funded by the Australian Government National Environmental Science Program. CGT was also supported by an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Fellowship (DE200101226). Open access publishing facilitated by Macquarie University, as part of the Wiley - Macquarie University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.