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Assessing climate risk to support urban forests in a changing climate [post]

Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Paul Rymer, Sally Power, David Barton, Paloma Cariñanos, Cynnamon Dobbs, Ana Alice Eleuterio, Francisco J. Escobedo, Richard Hauer, Martin Hermy, Ali Jahani, Jonathan C. Onyekwelu (+14 others)
2021 unpublished

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The management of urban forests is a key element of resilience planning in cities across the globe. Urban forests provide ecosystem services as well as other nature-based solutions to 4.2 billion people living in cities. However, to continue to do so effectively, urban forests need to be able to thrive in an increasingly changing climate. Trees in cities are vulnerable to extreme heat and drought events, which are predicted to increase in frequency and severity under climate change. Knowledge
more » ... species' vulnerability to climate change, therefore, is crucial to ensure provision of desired ecosystem benefits, improve species selection, maintain tree growth and reduce tree mortality, dieback and stress in urban forests. Yet, systematic assessments of causes of tree dieback and mortality in urban environments are rare. We reviewed the state of knowledge of tree mortality in urban forests globally, finding very few frameworks that enable detection of climate change impacts on urban forests and no long-term studies assessing climate change as a direct driver of urban tree dieback and mortality. The effects of climate change on urban forests remain poorly understood and quantified, constraining the ability of governments to incorporate climate change resilience into urban forestry planning.
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Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Paul Rymer, Sally Power, David Barton, Paloma Cariñanos, Cynnamon Dobbs, Ana Alice Eleuterio, Francisco J. Escobedo, Richard Hauer, Martin Hermy, Ali Jahani, Jonathan C. Onyekwelu, Johan Östberg, Diane Pataki, Thomas B. Randrup, Tørres Rasmussen, Lara A. Roman, Alessio Russo, Charlie Shackleton, Ingjerd Solfjeld, Natalie S. van Doorn, Matthew J. Wells, Björn Wiström, Pengbo Yan, Jun Yang, Mark G. Tjoelker. "Assessing climate risk to support urban forests in a changing climate." (2021)