The Role of Urban Trees in Ecology Protection
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Forestry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 215
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urban forest; structural diversity; ecosystem function; landscape ecological remote sensing; ecological conservation
Interests: landscape ecology; ecosystem function; landscape ecological remote sensing; environmental impact assessment; ecological conservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over 50% of the global population and 80% of economic activities are concentrated in urban areas, significantly altering energy exchange patterns within urban ecosystems. This shift has triggered numerous climate and ecological challenges, such as urban heat islands, excessive carbon emissions, and biodiversity loss, posing significant threats to global ecological security and human health. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), urban forest ecosystems offer a nature-based, cost-effective solution for ecological conservation. These ecosystems can regulate critical ecological processes, such as warming, carbon cycling, air pollution, and biological invasions through shading, buffering, and the decoupling of the upper and lower canopies, potentially contributing up to 30% of available mitigation measures over the next decade. Conducting research on the optimization of urban forests’ three-dimensional structures and ecological function enhancement is crucial for maintaining urban ecosystem stability. This Special Issue focuses on the latest research advancements and application outcomes in global urban tree monitoring and ecological protection and restoration.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Theoretical explorations of urban forests in response to rapid urbanization processes;
- Methodological innovations in the three-dimensional structure and function monitoring of urban forests;
- Optimization and enhancement of ecosystem service functions of urban forests;
- Innovative models for urban forest reconstruction to enhance urban ecological resilience.
Prof. Dr. Lei Wang
Dr. Yunlong Yao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban ecosystems
- urban heat island effect
- urban ecological carbon sink
- urban biodiversity
- monitoring of urban forest structure and function
- urban forest landscape planning and design
- improvement of urban forests and human well-being
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