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Urban Ecology

Volume 2, Issue 1, May 1976, Pages 1-14
Urban Ecology

Urban forest development: A case study, Menlo Park, California

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Abstract

Most urban forests in the United States are in a developmental stage, which is in contrast to the post-developmental condition of European urban forests. Those factors were investigated in a case study of Menlo Park, California. The major species in this forest are Liquidambar styraciflua L., Betula pendula Roth., Pinus radiata D. Don., Quercus agrifolia Nee., Sequoia sempervirens Andl., and Magnolia grandiflora L. Age structure of relic trees and tree popularity as expressed in selection and maintenance of trees are key factors influencing the transition.

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