Open AccessUrban Forest Ecology: Conceptual Points of Departure
Author(s) -
Rowan A. Rowntree
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
arboriculture and urban forestry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 2155-0778
pISSN - 1935-5297
DOI - 10.48044/jauf.1998.010
Subject(s) - urban forest , ecology , functional ecology , geography , dominance (genetics) , urban ecosystem , forest ecology , urban forestry , urban ecology , ecosystem , environmental resource management , urban planning , environmental planning , environmental science , biology , urbanization , biochemistry , gene
The ecological view in urban forestry evolved from diverse roots beginning over 100 years ago and is currently expressed in formal programs of research and practice. Among the most useful concepts in urban forest ecology are structure, function, diversity, dominance, mosaic-gradients, and ecosystems. These concepts assist in understanding changes in ecological states that produce changes in the distribution of benefits and costs. The ecological history of urban forestry provides these concepts as points of departure for two special issues of the Journal of Arboriculture devoted to the Sacramento urban forest ecosystem. Keywords: concepts, ecological history.