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Urban trees through a functional traits’ lens: Exploring the interplay between ...
Grilo, Ana Filipa; McPhearson, Timon; Aleixo, Cristiana; Santos-Reis, Margarida; Branquinho, CristinaUrban trees’ functional traits influence their resilience to environmental changes and the delivery of ecosystem services. However, research on classifying urban trees into functional groups based on species traits - clusters of species with similar responses to environmental stressors and providing similar ecosystem services - and exploring the factors that shape their distribution is limited. This study class...
Where the not-so-wild things are in cities? The influence of social-ecological ...
Grilo, Ana Filipa; McPhearson, Timon; Nunes, Alice; Aleixo, Cristiana; Santos-Reis, Margarida; Branquinho, CristinaGreen infrastructure plays an essential role in cities due to the ecosystem services it provides. However, these elements are shaped by social and ecological factors that influence their distribution and diversity, affecting ecological functions and human well-being. Here, we analyzed neighborhood tree distribution - trees in pocket parks, squares and along streets – in Lisbon (Portugal) and modelled tree abund...
Towards a public policy of cities and human settlements in the 21st century
Creutzig, Felix; Becker, Sophia; Berrill, Peter; Bongs, Constanze; Bussler, Alexandra; Cave, Ben; M. Constantino, Sara; Grant, Marcus; Heeren, Niko
Using green to cool the grey: Modelling the cooling effect of green spaces with...
Grilo, Filipa; Pinho, Pedro; Aleixo, Cristiana; Catita, Cristina; Silva, Patrícia; Lopes, Nuno; Freitas, Catarina; Santos-Reis, MargaridaThe urban heat island effect creates warmer and drier conditions in urban areas than in their surrounding rural areas. This effect is predicted to be exacerbated in the future, under a climate change scenario. One way to mitigate this effect is to use the urban green infrastructure as a way to promote the cooling island effect. In this study we aimed to model, with a high spatial resolution, how Mediterranean u...