Quantified tree risk assessment used in the management of amenity trees

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-65

  Ellison, Michael J ^a  

^a Cheshire Woodlands   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amenity; Quantified risk; Risk assessment; Safety; Saproxylic habitat; Target; Tree hazards

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN FORESTRY;

EID: 14844356349     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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