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Subjective perception or the physical environment: Which matters more for public area visitation thresholds across different COVID-19 pandemic stages? 主观感知还是物理环境:在不同的COVID-19大流行阶段,公共区域访问阈值哪个更重要?
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128835
Yuxuan Cai , Yongming Huang , Anzhi Chen , Zhuohao Yang , Mingze Chen , Yuhan Wen , Qiuyi Yang , Xiaowei Li
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The effects of urban forest trail vegetation characteristics on environmental health factors – A case study of Fuzhou, China 城市森林步道植被特征对环境健康因子的影响——以福州市为例
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
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
{"title":"The effects of urban forest trail vegetation characteristics on environmental health factors – A case study of Fuzhou, China","authors":"Fan Liu ,&nbsp;Wenwei Hou ,&nbsp;Yanqin Zhang ,&nbsp;Jing Liu ,&nbsp;Weicong Fu ,&nbsp;Minhua Wang ,&nbsp;Jianwen Dong","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128840","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128840","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128840"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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BVOC emissions from trees in urban residential neighborhoods: Spatial patterns and drivers 城市居民区树木BVOC排放:空间格局和驱动因素
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128841
Xinxin Bao , Weiqi Zhou , Ming Jiao , Zhong Zheng , Haiming Qin
{"title":"BVOC emissions from trees in urban residential neighborhoods: Spatial patterns and drivers","authors":"Xinxin Bao ,&nbsp;Weiqi Zhou ,&nbsp;Ming Jiao ,&nbsp;Zhong Zheng ,&nbsp;Haiming Qin","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128841","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128841","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) have significant impacts on ecosystem and human health, especially in urban neighbourhoods where people reside and engage in recreational activities. However, few studies have examined the emission patterns of BVOCs from residential plants, and their driving factors. This study quantifies BVOCs emissions based on a tree survey for 65 residential areas in Beijing, and further investigates the association between BVOCs emissions and neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics. We found that the average emission intensity in these neighbourhoods was 11.51 t/km<sup>2</sup> (0.81–96.11 t/km<sup>2</sup>), similar to forested areas. The majority of the trees (92.39 %), accounted for 80.33 % of the tree species emit BVOCs in the sampled neighbourhoods. The emission fluxes of BVOCs differed greatly among neighbourhoods, affected by their social-economic characteristics. For example, more recently developed neighbourhoods exhibited higher emission fluxes of BVOCs, and average BVOCs first increased with housing prices and distance to the city centre and then decreased. The higher BVOCs emissions in neighbourhoods is likely affected by the increased selection of ornamental plants with high BVOCs emission rates. The results suggest the importance of considering the functional characteristics of plants, such as BVOCs emission rates, for promoting environmentally friendly and healthy urban neighbourhoods, when selecting tree species for landscaping in urban neighbourhoods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128841"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Urban dwellers' perceptions of soundscapes and landscapes: Impacts of birdsongs and noises, and moderation by demographic characteristics 城市居民对声景和景观的感知:鸟鸣和噪音的影响,以及人口特征的调节
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128838
Zhu Chen , Christina von Haaren
{"title":"Urban dwellers' perceptions of soundscapes and landscapes: Impacts of birdsongs and noises, and moderation by demographic characteristics","authors":"Zhu Chen ,&nbsp;Christina von Haaren","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128838","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128838","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Birdsongs provide numerous cultural ecosystem services contributing to human health and well-being in urban green spaces. However, the impact of birdsong type and noise on the avian soundscapes and their contribution to landscape aesthetic quality remains largely obscure. This poses challenges for accurately modeling and projecting sound-induced changes in soundscape and landscape quality for landscape planning and assessments. This study aims to explore how birdsong type and noise (vehicle and wind turbine) influence perceived soundscape and landscape quality through a public experiment. Additionally, it examined the moderating effects of demographic characteristics (gender, age, and education levels) on these influences. Results show that evaluations of both soundscape pleasantness and eventfulness vary significantly with birdsong types. Increasing birdsong diversity did not necessarily enhance the soundscape pleasantness but significantly elevated soundscape eventfulness. Both noises substantially reduced the pleasantness of birdsong, though water sound modestly mitigated these impacts. The significant impact of birdsong on enhancing landscape naturalness was considerably weakened by vehicle noise. Gender significantly moderated soundscape pleasantness across birdsong types, while education level significantly moderated the noise-decreased landscape naturalness. Pairwise comparisons reveal a higher acceptance of vehicle noise over wind turbine noise among participants, and females and higher-educated participants were more sensitive to the noises. Besides, visual-only stimuli were more likely to cause differences in ratings of landscape uniqueness across subgroups. Such results highlight the crucial role of birdsong type in soundscape perception, the disruptive impact of noise on the contribution of birdsong to soundscape and landscape quality, and the importance of inclusively considering diverse user demands. This study can advance the understanding of soundscape-landscape relationships and usefully inform soundscape design, landscape planning, and environmental impact assessments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128838"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143896071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The relationships between an historic neighborhood classification grade and tree canopy and impervious surface in Washington, DC, USA 美国华盛顿特区历史街区分类等级与树冠和不透水地表之间的关系
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128836
Jack Maney , Dexter H. Locke
{"title":"The relationships between an historic neighborhood classification grade and tree canopy and impervious surface in Washington, DC, USA","authors":"Jack Maney ,&nbsp;Dexter H. Locke","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128836","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban tree canopy provides benefits, but is not equitably distributed across neighborhoods, which is an environmental distributive injustice. Trees take time to grow, so historic neighborhood conditions explain, in part, present-day conditions and the inequitable distribution of tree canopy and associated benefits. In 1934, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) was created to help develop new housing and promote homeownership by insuring home loans, and consequently helped shape urban development. In 1937, the FHA ranked neighborhoods in Washington, DC, and the greater metropolitan area based on various neighborhood characteristics, including the racial composition of inhabitants, using the letters A through H. A-E areas were associated with white residents. From 1934–1962, nearly all (98 %) of the loans the FHA insured went to white borrowers. We asked if tree canopy cover (which provides benefits) and impervious surface cover (which is deleterious) is associated with the rank-order of the FHA’s neighborhood letter grades. High-resolution, high-accuracy land cover data from the Chesapeake Conservancy and FHA grade data from the Mapping Segregation Washington, DC project were used to examine and test these relationships with non-parametric Kruskal Wallis and Wilcoxon Rank Sum statistical tests. The percentage of tree canopy cover was significantly greater in high-ranked areas than lower, and impervious surface cover was more abundant in lower-ranked areas. The significant relationships persisted in sensitivity analyses using more encompassing definitions of tree canopy cover and impervious surface. The findings suggest that today’s inequitably distributed tree canopy cover is related to historic inequality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128836"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exploring the links between agrobiodiversity and socioeconomic factors in urban homegardens of Bogotá, Colombia 探讨哥伦比亚波哥大<e:1>城市家庭花园中农业生物多样性与社会经济因素之间的联系
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128824
Laura Rojas-Pardo , Vladimir Verner , Tereza Pilarova , Patrick Van Damme , Zbynek Polesny
{"title":"Exploring the links between agrobiodiversity and socioeconomic factors in urban homegardens of Bogotá, Colombia","authors":"Laura Rojas-Pardo ,&nbsp;Vladimir Verner ,&nbsp;Tereza Pilarova ,&nbsp;Patrick Van Damme ,&nbsp;Zbynek Polesny","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128824","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128824","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Homegardens constitute a prevalent form of urban agriculture and one of the oldest land use systems in the world. They are characterized by a high diversity of plant species, which explains their multi-functionality. A total of 119 homegardens in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, were surveyed to assess their functional plant diversity. Semi-structured interviews were employed to document the socioeconomic status of the homegarden managers. A total of 253 plant species and their associated uses were documented. Hierarchical cluster analysis identified three distinct categories of homegardens based on the utilization of plant species: food, ornamental, and multipurpose. The results also revealed significant associations between cluster categories and agrobiodiversity, household size, and geographic location of the gardens. Food gardens had significantly lower plant diversity than the other clusters, and species were more evenly distributed in multipurpose gardens than in ornamental gardens. The predominance of lower socioeconomic respondents in the management of food-focused homegardens underscores their role as a crucial source of sustenance for underprivileged communities. In contrast, ornamental gardens, which are more prevalent in affluent areas, prioritize aesthetic values. In general, homegardens embody multifunctional spaces characterized by rich agrobiodiversity, meticulously adapted to the unique requirements of the households that manage them. The insights garnered from the study of agrobiodiversity in urban gardens hold significant potential to enhance management of urban green spaces and the well-being of their owners. Furthermore, these findings can inform policy initiatives that prioritize the adoption of more diverse and multipurpose gardens within urban environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128824"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Forest or grassland? A quantitative analysis of urban residents' green exposure preference by using multi-temporal mobile signal data 森林还是草原?基于多时相移动信号数据的城市居民绿色暴露偏好定量分析
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128826
Hongkai Geng , Tao Lin , P.M. van Bodegom , Mingming Hu , Yicheng Zheng , Zixu Jia , Junmao Zhang , Xiangzhong Guo , Yuan Chen , Meixia Lin , Jiayu Cai , Jing Lin
{"title":"Forest or grassland? A quantitative analysis of urban residents' green exposure preference by using multi-temporal mobile signal data","authors":"Hongkai Geng ,&nbsp;Tao Lin ,&nbsp;P.M. van Bodegom ,&nbsp;Mingming Hu ,&nbsp;Yicheng Zheng ,&nbsp;Zixu Jia ,&nbsp;Junmao Zhang ,&nbsp;Xiangzhong Guo ,&nbsp;Yuan Chen ,&nbsp;Meixia Lin ,&nbsp;Jiayu Cai ,&nbsp;Jing Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128826","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128826","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban forests and grasslands provide diverse services from their unique characteristics. Optimizing green spaces by understanding urban residents’ preferences is a critical challenge for sustainable city development amid limited land resources. However, the mechanism influencing exposure across various types of green remains unclear. This study utilized multi-temporal mobile signal data from Shanghai to quantify the exposure intensity (<em>EI</em>) and density (<em>ED</em>) for forests and grasslands. These metrics addressed the gap by revealing spatiotemporal variations in exposure preference (<em>EP</em>) and related socioeconomic influences. Specifically, the study addressed two key questions: (1) Do urban residents exhibit preferences between forests and grasslands in terms of <em>EI</em> and <em>ED</em>? (2) How do socioeconomic features influence these preferences? Results showed: (1) Forests had almost double the annual <em>EI</em> (542.86 p/h) and <em>ED</em> (2.69 p/m<sup>2</sup>/h) of grasslands (P &lt; 0.001). However, grasslands in central regions exhibited significantly higher <em>ED</em> (13.60 vs. 11.83 p/m²/h; P &lt; 0.001). (2) <em>Commercial Hous</em>e (34.4 % importance) and <em>Sports &amp; Recreation</em> (15.7 %) maximized green exposure, while <em>Road Furniture</em> reduced it. (3) Evening exposure peaks in central regions extended by 1 hour due to commercial-cultural synergies. Forest <em>ED</em>, highly driven by <em>Commercial House</em>, clustered in central cores and specific non-central communities, whereas <em>Road Furniture</em> most negatively impacted central periphery communities. These findings directly inform differentiated urban planning strategies: forests should prioritize improving accessibility to sustain prolonged exposures, while grasslands need spatial optimization to accommodate peak social demand. By aligning green space planning with socioeconomic drivers, cities can enhance the effectiveness of their service under land constraints.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128826"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143887368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Drivers of nature engagement in urban green spaces: Prospects for healthier cities 城市绿地中自然参与的驱动因素:更健康城市的前景
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128825
Adriano Bressane , Anna Isabel Silva Loureiro , Rogério Galante Negri
{"title":"Drivers of nature engagement in urban green spaces: Prospects for healthier cities","authors":"Adriano Bressane ,&nbsp;Anna Isabel Silva Loureiro ,&nbsp;Rogério Galante Negri","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128825","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128825","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban green spaces (UGS) are essential for enhancing urban livability by promoting both physical and mental wellbeing, yet the determinants of nature engagement in UGS remain poorly characterized, particularly in emerging economies where distinct socioeconomic dynamics pose unique challenges. This study examines the primary drivers of nature engagement in UGS within the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (MRSP), Brazil, through an online survey administered to 2136 residents, capturing data on the frequency and duration of visits. Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) was employed to explore relationships between nature engagement and variables including UGS amount and quality, individual demographic characteristics, and municipal-level socioeconomic indicators. The results reveal that UGS amount and quality exhibit the strongest linkage to nature engagement, followed by participant profiles and demographic variables, while socioeconomic factors, although comparatively weaker, still contribute meaningfully to understanding engagement patterns. These findings emphasize the importance of strengthening UGS amount and quality to enhance public interaction with nature in urban settings. Urban planners are encouraged to prioritize the equitable expansion and improvement of UGS, particularly in historically underserved areas, to foster inclusive engagement. Future research should incorporate longitudinal designs and objective engagement metrics to enable more robust assessments of UGS improvements across varied urban contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128825"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Green connections: Children’s experiences with nature and perceived psychological well-being in Beijing, China 绿色连接:北京儿童与自然的体验和感知心理健康
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128823
Jianjiao Liu, Raymond James Green
{"title":"Green connections: Children’s experiences with nature and perceived psychological well-being in Beijing, China","authors":"Jianjiao Liu,&nbsp;Raymond James Green","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128823","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128823","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Children growing up in cities today are becoming increasingly disconnected from the natural world, which coincides with a rise in psychological problems among children. While researchers have explored the potential of exposure to nature to mitigate these issues, most studies have focused on adults and prioritized quantitative measures of exposure to nature. This study focused on the quality of children’s interactions with nature and associated perceived psychological restorativeness. It involved 81 children aged 8–12 years from four districts in central Beijing, China, and their parents. Semi-structured interviews were used to investigate children’s experiences with nature across three timeframes – during and after school, and on weekends. Their perceived psychological restorativeness was assessed using a revised version of the Perceived Restorative Component Scale for Children. The results show that the children were more frequently engaged in physical exercises than nature-based activities. Structured experiences with nature predominated during school hours, while unstructured activities were more common after school and on weekends. Nine types of children’s interactions with nature were also identified, with visual experiences being the most frequently mentioned, compared to constructive, creative, fantasy, and conservatory experiences, with weekends offering children the most diverse experiences of nature. Their perceived psychological restorativeness increased progressively from school hours to after school and peaked on weekends. The study explored the impacts of context and quality of contacts with nature (emphasizing unstructured experiences), as well as quantitative factors such as time spent in and accessibility to nature and elements of the natural world. The results provide an in-depth understanding of the relationship between children’s experiences of nature and perceived psychological well-being within specific time-space contexts, suggesting strategies for multi-stakeholders to foster a more nature-integrated and supportive living environment for children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"109 ","pages":"Article 128823"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143911661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tree diversity and density affect injuries caused by the invasive pest Cameraria ohridella in urban areas 树木的多样性和密度对城市地区外来有害生物大花蛾的危害有影响
IF 6 2区 环境科学与生态学
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128820
Stemmelen Alex, Jactel Hervé, Castagneyrol Bastien
{"title":"Tree diversity and density affect injuries caused by the invasive pest Cameraria ohridella in urban areas","authors":"Stemmelen Alex,&nbsp;Jactel Hervé,&nbsp;Castagneyrol Bastien","doi":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128820","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128820","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Invasive, non-native invasive pests pose a growing threat to urban trees and the services they provide to urban residents. With the reluctance to use chemical insecticides in cities, environmentally friendly methods of pest management are needed. Tree diversity is known to affect insect herbivory in forest, with higher tree species diversity leading to lower level of damage. However, the validity of those findings for a non-native insect in an urban environment remains to be demonstrated. We monitored 54 horse chestnut trees attacked by the invasive horse chestnut leafminer <em>Cameraria ohridella</em> in the city of Bordeaux, France. We analyzed the effects of neighboring tree diversity and density on the abundance, injury and parasitism rate of these leafminers. We showed that the abundance and injuries of <em>C. ohridella</em> significantly increased with higher local tree canopy cover<em>.</em> We found that the parasitism rate of <em>C. ohridella</em> increased with the species diversity of neighboring trees. However, this increase in parasitism rate was not associated with a decrease in leaf area injured. Our results pave the way for the management of exotic insect pests in cities based on the manipulation of spatial distribution and species diversity of urban trees.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49394,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forestry & Urban Greening","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 128820"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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