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Forest Development Over A Twenty-Year Chronosequence Of Reforested Urban Sites, Kenton L. Sena, Zachary J. Hackworth, John M. Lhotka
Forest Development Over A Twenty-Year Chronosequence Of Reforested Urban Sites, Kenton L. Sena, Zachary J. Hackworth, John M. Lhotka
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Urbanization causes a variety of negative ecological impacts, impairing forests, streams, and other ecosystems. While urban forests are the subject of increasing research attention, planted urban forests are less well-understood than remnant forests; however, these systems may be distinct in terms of ecosystem structure and function. The current study investigates a chronosequence of reforested urban sites in Lexington, KY, USA, with a focus on overstory and understory woody plant community characteristics. Monitoring plots were established in each of the 20 sites; tree height, dbh, and species were surveyed for the overstory, and species and height were surveyed for the understory. …