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Estimating spread rates of non-native species: the gypsy moth as a case study

Estimating rates of spread and generating projections of future range expansion for invasive alien species is a key process in the development of management guidelines and policy. Critical needs to estimate spread rates include the availability of surveys to characterize the spatial distribution of an invading species and the application of analytical methods to...

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Author(s):

Patrick Tobin; Andrew M. Liebhold; E. Anderson Roberts; Laura M. Blackburn

Year:

2015

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In: Venette, R.C., ed.; Pest risk modelling and mapping for invasive alien species. Wallingford, UK: CAB International: 131-144. Chapter 9.

Long-Term Durability of Pressure-Treated Wood in a Severe Test Site

Improved estimates of the long-term durability of treated wood products are needed to guide choices about construction materials and allow estimates of design life. This report summarizes the long-term decay and insect resistance of treated wood post and lumber specimens placed in ground contact at a test site of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,...

Author(s):

Stan Lebow; Bessie Woodward; Grant Kirker; Patricia Lebow

Year:

2013

Keywords:

pressure-treatedwood, long-term, durability, posts, stakes

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Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Volume 2, Number 1, 2013; pp. 178–188.

Potential effect of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on urban trees in the United States

Anoplophora glabripennis Motschulsky, a wood borer native to Asia, was recently found in New York City and Chicago. In an attempt to eradicate these beetle populations, thousands of infested city trees have been removed. Field data from nine U.S. cities and national tree cover data were used to estimate the potential effects of A....

Author(s):

David J. Nowak; Judith E. Pasek; Ronaldo A. Sequeira; Daniel E. Crane; Victor C. Mastro

Year:

2001

Keywords:

Anoplophora glabripennis, urban forestry, urban forests, Asian longhorned beetle

Source:

Journal of Economic Entomology. 94(1): 116-122.

Fifty-Year Durability Evaluation of Posts Treated with Industrial Wood Preservatives

Long-term durability data are needed to improve service life estimates for treated wood products used as critical structural supports in industrial applications. This article reports the durability of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) posts pressure treated with ammoniacal copper arsenate (ACA), chromated copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, or...

Author(s):

Stan T. Lebow; Patricia Lebow; Bessie Woodward; Grant T. Kirker; Rachel Arango

Year:

2015

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Posts, durability, 50 years, preservative treatment, ammoniacal copper arsenate, chromated copper arsenated, creosote, pentachlorophenol

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Forest Products Journal

Effect of plot and sample size on timing and precision of urban forest assessments

Accurate field data can be used to assess ecosystem services from trees and to improve urban forest management, yet little is known about the optimization of field data collection in the urban environment. Various field and Geographic Information System (GIS) tests were performed to help understand how time costs and precision of tree population estimates change with...

Author(s):

David J. Nowak; Jeffrey T. Walton; Jack C. Stevens; Daniel E. Crane; Robert E. Hoehn

Year:

2008

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tree measurement, urban forest monitoring, urban forest sampling

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Aboriculture & Urban Forestry. 34(6): 386-390.

Assessing urban forest effects and values, Chicago's urban forest

An analysis of trees in Chicago, IL, reveals that this city has about 3,585,000 trees with canopies that cover 17.2 percent of the area. The most common tree species are white ash, mulberry species, green ash, and tree-of-heaven. Chicago's urban forest currently stores about 716,000 tons of carbon...

Author(s):

David J. Nowak; Robert E. III Hoehn; Daniel E. Crane; Jack C. Stevens; Cherie Leblanc Fisher

Year:

2010

Keywords:

urban forestry, ecosystem services, air pollution removal, carbon sequestration, tree value

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Resour. Bull. NRS-37. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 27 p.

Assessing urban forest effects and values, Scranton's urban forest

An analysis of trees in the urbanized portion of Scranton, PA, reveals that this area has about 1.2 million trees with canopies that cover 22.0 percent of the area. The most common tree species are red maple, gray birch, black cherry, northern red oak, and quaking aspen. Scranton's urban forest currently store about 93,300 tons of carbon valued at $1.9 million. In...

Author(s):

David J. Nowak; Robert E. III Hoehn; Daniel E. Crane; Jack C. Stevens; Vincent Cotrone

Year:

2010

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