Climate change increases global risk to urban forests

M Esperon-Rodriguez, MG Tjoelker, J Lenoir… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change threatens the health and survival of urban trees and the various benefits
they deliver to urban inhabitants. Here, we show that 56% and 65% of species in 164 cities …

Assessing climate risk to support urban forests in a changing climate

M Esperon‐Rodriguez, PD Rymer… - Plants, People …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Globally, cities are planning for resilience through urban greening
initiatives as governments understand the importance of urban forests in improving quality of …

Assessing the vulnerability of urban forests to climate change

C Ordóñez, PN Duinker - Environmental Reviews, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Climate adaptation is being embraced by many municipalities worldwide. An element of this
is the planting and protection of urban trees. However, the fact that climate change will also …

Substantial declines in urban tree habitat predicted under climate change

H Burley, LJ Beaumont, A Ossola… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Globally, local governments are increasing investment in urban greening projects. However,
there is little consideration of whether the species being planted will be resilient to climate …

Vulnerability of common urban forest species to projected climate change and practitioners perceptions and responses

T Khan, TM Conway - Environmental management, 2020 - Springer
While urban forests are often identified as part of climate change adaptation and mitigation
strategies, less attention has been given to vulnerabilities urban trees may have to a …

A framework for adapting urban forests to climate change

L Brandt, AD Lewis, R Fahey, L Scott, L Darling… - … Science & Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Planting urban trees and expanding urban forest canopy cover are often considered key
strategies for reducing climate change impacts in urban areas. However, urban trees and …

How trees and forests reduce risks from climate change

L Palmer - Nature Climate Change, 2021 - nature.com
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Trees outside of forests as natural climate solutions

DL Skole, C Mbow, M Mugabowindekwe… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
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Climate change risks to global forest health: emergence of unexpected events of elevated tree mortality worldwide

H Hartmann, A Bastos, AJ Das… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Recent observations of elevated tree mortality following climate extremes, like heat and
drought, raise concerns about climate change risks to global forest health. We currently lack …

Changing climates, changing forests: a western North American perspective

CJ Fettig, ML Reid, BJ Bentz, S Sevanto… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The Earth's mean surface air temperature has warmed by~ 1° C over the last 100 years and
is projected to increase at a faster rate in the future, accompanied by changes in …