FOR416H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Urban Forest, Inverse Curve, Acer Saccharum
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Site factors: where urban forest is growing in. Tree factors: leaf area density, function & benefits, factors directly impacting trees. Hundreds to thousands of kilometers: ex: looking at canada as a whole, defining broad zones where we have eco-zones developing. Urban forest has little impact on climate. Human influence on landscape is limited: at this scale, if we"re not talking on climate, human impact on an immense scale is minimal. This is not yet city (it"s the city and the surroundings) Here climate, geology, soils still have impact on urban forest: wherever this area is located, will define how well trees grow. Urban forest might have influence on climate already. Also have significant human influence on landscape: buildings, houses, agricultural areas surrounding city. Climate, soils built the environment defining urban forest. Urban forest has strong influence on climate and other factors: at this scale urban forest can have big influence on climate.
