Attitudes of residents toward street trees on four streets in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. before removal of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) from Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-53

  Heimlich, Joseph ^a   Sydnor, T Davis ^a   Bumgardner, Matthew ^b   O'Brien, Patrick ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Forestry Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrilus; Ash replacements; Community safety; Emerald ash borer; Fraxinus spp.; Green ash; resident attitudes; Street trees

Indexed keywords

PEST SPECIES; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SAFETY; TREE; URBAN FORESTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; TOLEDO [OHIO]; UNITED STATES;

AGRILUS; AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; FRAXINUS;

EID: 39049106457     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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