Shaping City Forests: Past Insights for Today's Urban Ecology
Greg Howard
30th July, 2024
Image Source: Natural Science News, 2024
Key Findings
- The study focused on urban forests in Baltimore, Maryland, examining how historical land use affects current forest conditions
- Areas with a history of intensive land use, like agriculture or industrial activity, have poorer soil and less diverse vegetation
- Less disturbed areas over time tend to have healthier soils and more diverse plant communities
EnvironmentSustainabilityEcology
References
Main Study
1) Shaping Baltimore’s urban forests: past insights for present-day ecology
Published 29th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01931-y
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