The effects of urban forest trail vegetation characteristics on environmental health factors – A case study of Fuzhou, China

IF 6 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128840

Fan Liu , Wenwei Hou , Yanqin Zhang , Jing Liu , Weicong Fu , Minhua Wang , Jianwen Dong

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Abstract

The emergence of urban forest trails provides more opportunities for the public to access nature. Environmental health factors, as important elements in the forest natural environment, are important for improving public health and enhancing environmental well-being. However, the scientific understanding of the vegetation characteristics of urban forest trails influencing environmental health factors is still needed to be further explored. Based on the field survey, we selected Fu Forest Tail as the site and 21 sample sites were delineated to collect data on vegetation characteristics and environmental health factors. The effects of vegetation characteristics and their roles were explored using variance, correlation, ridge regression and interaction effect analysis. The results indicated some differences in the mechanisms of how vegetation characteristics affect different environmental health factors. Diameter at breast height, the percentage of evergreen trees, canopy density, leaf area index, and vegetation diversity are among those that have a substantial impact on environmental health factors, while interactions between vegetation characteristics could also have different significant effects on environmental health factors. These results reflect the key vegetation characteristics that affect the environmental health factors and can provide scientific guidance and theoretical basis for future urban forest trail planning and urban forestry construction.

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来源期刊

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening FORESTRY-

CiteScore

11.70

自引率

12.50%

发文量

289

审稿时长

70 days

期刊介绍： Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a refereed, international journal aimed at presenting high-quality research with urban and peri-urban woody and non-woody vegetation and its use, planning, design, establishment and management as its main topics. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening concentrates on all tree-dominated (as joint together in the urban forest) as well as other green resources in and around urban areas, such as woodlands, public and private urban parks and gardens, urban nature areas, street tree and square plantations, botanical gardens and cemeteries. The journal welcomes basic and applied research papers, as well as review papers and short communications. Contributions should focus on one or more of the following aspects: -Form and functions of urban forests and other vegetation, including aspects of urban ecology. -Policy-making, planning and design related to urban forests and other vegetation. -Selection and establishment of tree resources and other vegetation for urban environments. -Management of urban forests and other vegetation. Original contributions of a high academic standard are invited from a wide range of disciplines and fields, including forestry, biology, horticulture, arboriculture, landscape ecology, pathology, soil science, hydrology, landscape architecture, landscape planning, urban planning and design, economics, sociology, environmental psychology, public health, and education.