Tree survival is a performance metric for urban forestry initiatives, and an understanding of
the factors that influence mortality can help managers target resources and enhance …

The urban environment is becoming the most common setting in which people worldwide
will spend their lives. Urban forests, and the ecosystem services they provide, are becoming …

This review explores the ecological and silvicultural impacts of ice storms on forests in the
southern United States. Different environmental factors like weather conditions, topography …

Street trees have aesthetic, environmental, human health, and economic benefits in urban
ecosystems. Street tree populations are constructed by cycles of planting, growth, death …

In the presence of a target, tree failures have the potential to damage property, disrupt
services, or threaten public safety. Worldwide, several qualitative methods have been …

Recent research has indicated an increase in the likelihood and impact of tree failure. The
potential for trees to fail relates to various biomechanical and physical factors. Strikingly …

Tree risk is the likelihood of property damage or personal injury from a potentially hazardous
tree in cities. We aimed to compare multilayer perceptron (MLP) and random forest (RF) …

The benefits derived from urban forest ecosystems are garnering increasing attention in
ecological research and municipal planning. However, because of their location in …

The response of four tree species, Acer saccharum Marsh., Acer rubrum L., Populus
tremuloides Michx., and Betula populifolia Marsh., to ice storm damage was studied in the …

Background Trees are critical components of rural and urban ecosystems throughout the
world. While they have adapted to the historic conditions of their native environments …