Browsing by Author "Escobedo, Francisco J"
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An ecosystem service-disservice ratio : Using composite indicators to assess the net benefits of urban trees
Speak, Andrew; Escobedo, Francisco J; Russo, Alessio; Zerbe, StefanConsidering ecosystem disservices (EDS) of urban forests alongside the services (ES) can lead to better-informed decisions about tree species selection and placement in cities. Finding a common assessment framework, that ...Artículo. 2018
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Assessing methods for comparing species diversity from disparate data sources : the case of urban and peri-urban forests
Staudhammer, Christina L.; Escobedo, Francisco J; Blood, AmyMulti-scale forest inventory and monitoring data are increasingly being used in studies assessing forest diversity, structure, disturbance, and carbon dynamics. Also, local-level urban forest inventories are providing plot ...Artículo. 2018
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Does greening of neotropical cities considerably mitigate carbon dioxide emissions? The case of Medellin, Colombia
Reynolds, Carley C.; Escobedo, Francisco J; Clerici, Nicola; Zea-Camaño, JorgeCities throughout the world are advocating highly promoted tree plantings as a climate change mitigation measure. Assessing the carbon offsets associated with urban trees relative to other climate change policies is vital ...Artículo. 2017
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Estimating aboveground biomass and carbon stocks in periurban Andean secondary forests using very high resolution imagery
Clerici, Nicola; Rubiano, Kristian; Abd-Elrahman, Amr; Posada, Juan M.; Escobedo, Francisco JPeriurban forests are key to offsetting anthropogenic carbon emissions, but they are under constant threat from urbanization. In particular, secondary Neotropical forest types in Andean periurban areas have a high potential ...Artículo. 2016
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How do urban forests compare? Tree diversity in urban and periurban forests of the southeastern US
Blood, Amy; Starr, Gregory; Escobedo, Francisco J; Chappelka, Art; Staudhammer, Christina L.Es necesario comprender cómo las influencias antropogénicas afectan la diversidad forestal urbana y periurbana a escala regional. Este estudio tiene como objetivo comparar la composición de los árboles urbanos y periurbanos ...Artículo. 2016
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Individual-tree diameter growth models for mixed Nothofagus second growth forests in southern Chile
Moreno, Paulo C.; Palmas, Sebastian; Escobedo, Francisco J; Cropper, Wendell P.; Gezan, Salvador A.Second growth forests of Nothofagus obliqua (roble), N. alpina (raulí), and N. dombeyi (coihue), known locally as RORACO, are among the most important native mixed forests in Chile. To improve the sustainable management ...Artículo. 2017
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Spatio-temporal changes in structure for a mediterranean urban forest: Santiago, Chile 2002 to 2014
Escobedo, Francisco J; Palmas-Perez, Sebastian; Dobbs, Cynnamon; Gezan, Salvador A.; Hernandez, JaimeArtículo. 2016