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DOI:10.1007/s11252-009-0087-x
Web URL(s):https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11252-009-0087-x
    Last checked: 10/04/2017
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Author(s):Landenberger, Rick E.; Warner, Timothy A.; McGraw, James B.
Author Affiliation:Landenberger and Warner: Department of Geology and Geography; McGraw: Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Title:Spatial patterns of female Ailanthus altissima across an urban-to-rural land use gradient
Source:Urban Ecosystems. Vol. 12, No. 4, December 2009, p. 437-448.
Publishing Information:Andover, Hants U.K.: Chapman and Hall
# of Pages:12
Related Web URL:http://www.springerlink.com/content/w447170622109n48/
    Last checked: 09/02/2010
    Notes: Abstract only
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Ailanthus altissima; Botanical surveys; Ecological distribution; Land use; Natural areas; Tree planting; Urban habitat
Abstract/Contents:"Ailanthus altissima is an invasive, dioecious deciduous tree common at the interface between urban and rural areas in the mid-Atlantic region, U.S.A. To examine spatial patterns of abundance and associations with land use type, we mapped all mature female trees in nine 89.5 ha plots (805.5 ha total area) across a typical urban-to-rural land use gradient using aerial images obtained via remote sensing supplemented by detailed ground referencing. Rural plots were dominated by forest and had the lowest density of mature females (0.007 females ha-1); urban and suburban plots did not differ significantly in mean density (0.37 females ha-1 vs. 0.34 females ha-1, respectively). Individuals in urban plots were more evenly distributed, but were not associated with a wider variety of land uses and were closer to roads or openings than those in suburban plots. Given less available habitat per unit area in urban than in suburban environments, these patterns suggest that Ailanthus fits the profile of an invasive species that may be proliferating outward from urban centers. With continued disturbances associated with development in the suburban areas, and timber harvesting in the rural areas, further spread of Ailanthus seems likely."
Language:English
References:39
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Landenberger, R. E., T. A. Warner, and J. B. McGraw. 2009. Spatial patterns of female Ailanthus altissima across an urban-to-rural land use gradient. Urban Ecosystems. 12(4):p. 437-448.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11252-009-0087-x
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    Last checked: 10/04/2017
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