Changes in the health-related ecosystem services and disservices provided by urban trees over multiple decades in a small city
Rita Kwong, Thomas E. Victor, Noa Dijstelbloem, Zhou Y. Dong, Ava M. Robillard, Willa A. Gagnon, Christina S. Simon, Camille I. Radhakrishnan, Keily A. Peralta, Elan C. Youngstrom, Emma C. Terjesen, Maia Tsignadze, Daphne Okuyama, Moheng Ma, Daniel Katz
This study quantifies how urban tree health-related ecosystem services and disservices changed over decades in Ithaca, New York, showing shifts in air pollution removal, allergenic pollen, hydrology, and heat effects.
bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2025 · PreprintEcology