Street tree diversity in three Northeastern U.S. States

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-14

  Cowett, F D ^a   Bassuk, Nina ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer spp.; Diversity Indices; Ecosystem Services; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Resilience; Street Trees.

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY INDEX; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; SPECIES INVENTORY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBAN FORESTRY;

NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; ANOPLOPHORA GLABRIPENNIS; FRAXINUS; ULMUS; ULMUS AMERICANA;

EID: 85008354424     PISSN: 19355297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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