Urban and Community Forests of the Southern Atlantic Region
Author: David John Nowak
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 92
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Author: David John Nowak
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 92
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 85
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States Department of Agriculture
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-01-02
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9781505814026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report details how land cover and urbanization vary within the states of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; and the District of Columbia by community (incorporated and census designed places), country subdivision, and country. Specifically this report provides critical urban and community forestry information for each state including human population characteristics and trends, changes in urban and community lands, tree canopy and impervious surface cover characteristics, distribution of land-cover classes, a relative comparison of urban and community forest among local government types, determination of priority areas for tree planting, and a summary of urban tree benefits.
Author: Vincent J. Bellis
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 108
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rattan Lal
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2011-12-10
Total Pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9400723660
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUrbanization drastically alters the ecosystems structure and functions, disrupts cycling of C and other elements along with water. It alters the energy balance and influences climate at local, regional and global scales. In 2008, urban population exceeded the rural population. In 2050, 70% of the world population will live in urban centers. The number of megacities (10 million inhabitants) increased from three in 1975 to 19 in 2007, and is projected to be 27 in 2025. Rapid urbanization is altering the ecosystem C budget. Yet, urban ecosystems have a large C sink capacity in soils and biota. Judicious planning and effective management can enhance C pool in urban ecosystems, and off-set some of the anthropogenic emissions. Principal components with regards to C sequestration include home lawns and turfs, urban forests, green roofs, park and recreational/sports facilities and urban agriculture.
Author: National Biological Service (U.S.)
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaritime forests dominated by broadleaved evergreen trees and shrubs occur in a discontinuous narrow band along the barrier islands and on the adjacent mainland from North Carolina to Florida. The flora and fauna of maritime forests typically consist of a distinctive subset of the regional biota that is particularly well adapted to survive the elevated salt content, limited availability of fresh water, soil erosion and dune migration, periodic seawater inundation, and wind damage associated with oceanic storms. Maritime forests cover the more stable portions of barrier islands and coastal dune ridges. They function as refugia for wildlife, provide storage capacity for groundwater, and help stabilize the soil. Recent recognition of the relatively greater physical stability of maritime forests compared to the beachfront has resulted in intensified urban development within them. Maritime forests across the range have been increasingly impaired by clearing for roads and parking lots and fragmented by subdivision development. Further development within maritime forests should minimize impairment of their critical biological and ecological functions. Maritime forest management should be directed toward reducing forest fragmentation and toward protecting their ecological integrity.
Author: U. S. Department of the Interior National Biological Service
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-05-21
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781489520029
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a synthesis of scientific information and literature concerning the maritime forests of the southern Atlantic Coast of the United States. Information was gathered from many sources, including published scientific literature, dissertations and theses, government agency reports and newsletters, and unpublished reports.
Author: Vincent J. Bellis
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 95
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaritime forests dominated by broadleaved evergreen trees and shrubs occur in a discontinuous narrow band along the barrier islands and on the adjacent mainland from North Carolina to Florida. The flora and fauna of maritime forests typically consist of a distinctive subset of the regional biota that is particularly well adapted to survive the elevated salt content, limited availability of fresh water, soil erosion and dune migration, periodic seawater inundation, and wind damage associated with oceanic storms. Maritime forests cover the more stable portions of barrier islands and coastal dune ridges. They function as refugia for wildlife, provide storage capacity for groundwater, and help stabilize the soil. Recent recognition of the relatively greater physical stability of maritime forests compared to the beachfront has resulted in intensified urban development within them. Maritime forests across the range have been increasingly impaired by clearing for roads and parking lots and fragmented by subdivision development. Further development within maritime forests should minimize impairment of their critical biological and ecological functions. Maritime forest management should be directed toward reducing forest fragmentation and toward protecting their ecological integrity.