Defect-disorder and risk assessment of heritage trees in urban Hong Kong

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 585-596

  Jim, C Y ^a   Zhang, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Defects and disorders; Heritage trees; Tree conservation; Tree hazard rating; Tree risk assessment; Urban trees

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; TREE; URBAN HOUSING;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

FICUS MICROCARPA; FICUS VIRENS; GLEDITSIA; GLEDITSIA FERA;

EID: 84888035301     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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