Growth adaptability of Norway maple (<i>Acer platanoides</i> L.) to urban environment

Uhrin, Peter; Supuka, Ján; Billiková, Monika

doi:10.2478/foecol-2018-0004

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“…However, in accordance with our results, under certain circumstances (e.g. high summer temperatures associated with extremely dry conditions, relatively high soil pH, and extensive use of de-icing salt), Norway maple responds negatively to urban conditions (Fostad and Pedersen 1997;Uhrin et al 2018).…”

Section: Objective 2: Effect Of Phytophagous Insects On Stress Level and Condition Of Treessupporting

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Host plant identity and condition shape phytophagous insect communities on urban maple (Acer spp.) trees

Korányi

Markó

2022

Arthropod-Plant Interactions

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By mitigating the negative effects of urbanization, urban trees contribute significantly to the well-being of urban citizens. However, trees themselves are also exposed to urban stress that can influence tree condition and tree-herbivore interactions. Maple species (Acer spp.) are among the most commonly planted trees in urban areas throughout North America and Europe. Among these species, field, sycamore, and Norway maple are native to Europe, but tolerate environmental stress to varying degrees. Here, we compared the phytophagous insect communities in the canopy of these tree species in the city of Budapest, Hungary. We also examined the stress level [expressed as peroxidase (POD) enzyme activity], and physiological condition (expressed as degree of leaf necrosis and leaf fall) of the maple trees, and their relationship to herbivore abundance. We observed higher total abundance of phytophagous insects on field and sycamore maple compared to Norway maple. Most herbivorous species were associated with field maple, sycamore had the highest aphid densities, and Norway maple harbored the least specific phytophagous insect community. Field maple trees were in the best condition while Norway maple trees in the worst condition, i.e., with the highest proportion of necrotic leaf surface area. The super-abundant planthopper species, Metcalfa pruinosa positively affected the POD activity of trees, but did not influence their condition. On the contrary, M. pruinosa abundance was driven by tree condition, with higher numbers on healthier trees. Our findings suggest that the abundance of phytophagous insects in the canopy of maple trees is highly determined by tree condition, and in this study field maple had the highest and Norway maple the lowest tolerance for urban stress.

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Section: Objective 2: Effect Of Phytophagous Insects On Stress Level and Condition Of Treessupporting

confidence: 91%

Host plant identity and condition shape phytophagous insect communities on urban maple (Acer spp.) trees

Korányi

Markó

2022

Arthropod-Plant Interactions

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“…Chlorophyll a fluorescence has been described by Kalaji et al (2016) as an important tool for monitoring the physiological state of plants growing under different environmental stress conditions. It has been found that different stress has harmful effects on photosynthesis process rate in many plant species (Uhrin et al, 2018). Ribeiro et al (2013), Ribeiro et al (2013) reported that increasing Al levels decreased photosynthetic rate.…”

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Effect of aluminum on the growth of the in vitro culture tissues of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Um-Aldehin

Al-Mayahi

2019

Folia Oecologica

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This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different concentrations of aluminum: (25, 50 and 100 mg l−1 of aluminum chloride AlCl3. 6H2O) on the enhancement of shoot multiplication, phytochemicals, as well as, antioxidant enzyme activity of in vitro cultures of the date palm cv. Um-Aldehin. The addition of aluminum in a concentration of 50 mg l−1 to the medium exhibited most effects on shoots regeneration and this substance also increased the number of shoots per a jar (73.34% and 8.2 shoots/jar, respectively), compared to the other concentrations, including the control treatment. A biochemical analysis of date palm shoots revealed that the high concentration of aluminum chloride (100 mg l−1) led to a significant accumulation of the total proline content, and to a high activity of ascorbate peroxidase, as well as a significant reduction in nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and chlorophyll, compared to the concentration of 50 mg l−1 for which there were recorded the highest contents of the mentioned elements, together with the highest content of chlorophyll in leaves.

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“…In green spaces establishment, it is also important to select suitable tree species that meet the conditions of resilience to changed urban environment, but also the criteria of growth sociability (invasive manifestation), health risk (allergens), resistance to diseases and pests and so on (Saebo et al, 2005). The quality and suitability of woody plant species for urban environment is most often assessed using visual growth, ecological, physiological or genetic markers (Uhrin et al, 2018).…”

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Urban Green Areas and Woody Plant Composition: Dwelling Space Quality Factor in the Klokočina Housing Estate

Bihuňová

Supuka

Tóth

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Ekológia (Bratislava)

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The environment of a city is influenced by global and local climate changes, pollution load from transport, industry and local heat sources. Green spaces as part of the urban green infrastructure fulfil multiple ecosystem services and improve the environmental and residential quality of a city. The level of positive effects of green spaces depends on their area, distribution within the city and the proportion of trees. The aim of the paper was to evaluate land cover structure in a selected segment of the housing estate Klokočina in Nitra, Slovakia. The evaluation focused on the share of biologically active and inactive surfaces, as well as the parameters of woody plant structure in green spaces. Green areas account for 58.70%, while built-up areas, parking lots and roads cover in total 41.30%. Biologically inactive anthropogenic horizontal and of building envelope areas represent 67.30%. Biologically active green areas represent 32.70%. The share of areas with tree crown overlap on horizontal areas is 20.82%, other areas are paved surfaces or grassland. We calculated the indices of the quality of green spaces from the individual categories of areas: proportional green area index (PGAI), effective green area index (EGAI) and tree shade index (TSI). The tree species composition consists of 36 deciduous and 11 coniferous tree species, and 20 shrub species. We evaluated the biometric traits of trees as the tree height, crown width, stem girth and tree vitality class (TVC). The correlations between tree traits were statistically tested with a significant result. In the group of biologically active areas of greenery, we propose to increase the proportion of trees, to establish more natural lawns and xerophyte flower beds. In the category of inactive areas, we propose the reconstruction of parking lots to grass paved surfaces.

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Growth adaptability of Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.) to urban environment

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Host plant identity and condition shape phytophagous insect communities on urban maple (Acer spp.) trees

Host plant identity and condition shape phytophagous insect communities on urban maple (Acer spp.) trees

Effect of aluminum on the growth of the in vitro culture tissues of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Um-Aldehin

Urban Green Areas and Woody Plant Composition: Dwelling Space Quality Factor in the Klokočina Housing Estate

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