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Book/Printed Material Chicago wilderness region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis : a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change, Response Framework Chicago Wilderness Pilot Project

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Title

  • Chicago wilderness region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis : a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change, Response Framework Chicago Wilderness Pilot Project

Summary

  • The urban forest of the Chicago Wilderness region, a 7-million-acre area covering portions of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, will face direct and indirect impacts from a changing climate over the 21st century. This assessment evaluates the vulnerability of urban trees and natural and developed landscapes within the Chicago Wilderness region to a range of future climates. We synthesized and summarized information on the contemporary landscape, provided information on past climate trends, and illustrated a range of projected future climates. We used this information to inform models of habitat suitability for trees native to the area. Projected shifts in plant hardiness and heat zones were used to understand how nonnative species and cultivars may tolerate future conditions. We also assessed the adaptability of planted and naturally occurring trees to stressors that may not be accounted for in habitat suitability models such as drought, flooding, wind damage, and air pollution.

Names

  • Brandt, Leslie (Leslie Alyson), author
  • Lewis, Abigail Derby, author
  • Scott, Lydia, author
  • Darling, Lindsay, author
  • Fahey, Robert T., author
  • Iverson, Louis R., author
  • Nowak, David J. (David John), 1961- author
  • Bodine, Allison R., author
  • Bell, Andrew, author
  • Still, Shannon, author
  • Butler, Patricia R., author
  • Dierich, Andrea, author
  • Handler, Stephen Dwight, author
  • Janowiak, Maria K., author
  • Matthews, Stephen N., author
  • Miesbauer, James W., author
  • Peters, Matthew P., author
  • Prasad, Anantha M., author
  • Shannon, P. Danielle, author
  • Stotz, Douglas F. (Douglas Forrester), 1956- author
  • Swanston, Christopher W., author
  • United States. Forest Service. Northern Research Station, issuing body

Created / Published

  • Newtown Square, PA : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 2017.

Headings

  • -  Urban forestry--Illinois--Chicago
  • -  Arboriculture--Illinois--Chicago
  • -  Urban vegetation management--Illinois--Chicago
  • -  Trees in cities--Illinois--Chicago
  • -  Arboriculture
  • -  Trees in cities
  • -  Urban forestry
  • -  Urban vegetation management
  • -  Illinois--Chicago

Notes

  • -  "April 2017."
  • -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-85).
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 online resource (xii, 142 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • SB435.52.I32

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2025678331

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Chicago citation style:

Brandt, Leslie , Author, Abigail Derby Lewis, Lydia Scott, Lindsay Darling, Robert T Fahey, Louis R Iverson, David J Nowak, et al. Chicago wilderness region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change, Response Framework Chicago Wilderness Pilot Project. Newtown Square, PA: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 2017. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2025678331/.

APA citation style:

Brandt, L., Lewis, A. D., Scott, L., Darling, L., Fahey, R. T., Iverson, L. R. [...] United States Forest Service. Northern Research Station, I. B. (2017) Chicago wilderness region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change, Response Framework Chicago Wilderness Pilot Project. Newtown Square, PA: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2025678331/.

MLA citation style:

Brandt, Leslie , Author, et al. Chicago wilderness region urban forest vulnerability assessment and synthesis: a report from the Urban Forestry Climate Change, Response Framework Chicago Wilderness Pilot Project. Newtown Square, PA: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 2017. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2025678331/>.