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  1. Chicago's urban forest ecosystem: results of the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project

    Results of the 3-year Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project indicate that there are an estimated 50.8 million trees in the Chicago area of Cook and DuPage Counties; 66 percent of these trees rated in good or excellent condition. During 1991, trees in the Chicago area removed an estimated 6,145 tons of air pollutants, providing air cleansing valued at $9.2 million...

    Author(s):
    Gregory E. McPherson; David J. Nowak; Rowan A. Rowntree
    Year:
    1994
    Keywords:
    urban climate, air pollution, urban forestry, energy conservation, carbon dioxide, urban ecosystem
    Source:
    Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-186. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 201 p.

  2. Houston’s Urban Forest, 2015

    An analysis of the urban forest in Houston, Texas, reveals that this area has an estimated 33.3 million live trees with tree canopy that covers 18.4 percent of the city. Roughly 19.2 million of the city’s trees are located on private lands. The most common tree species are yaupon, Chinese tallowtree, Chinese privet, Japanese privet, and sugarberry. Trees in Houston...

    Author(s):
    David J. Nowak; Allison R. Bodine; Robert E. Hoehn; Christopher B. Edgar; Gretchen Riley; Dudley R. Hartel; Kerry J. Dooley; Sharon M. Stanton; Mark A. Hatfield; Thomas J. Brandeis; Tonya W. Lister
    Year:
    2017
    Keywords:
    Air pollution removal, carbon sequestration, ecosystem services, tree value, urban forestry inventory.
    Source:
    Resour. Bull. SRS–211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.
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