Methods and results of natural resource assessments in New York City, New York

Sisinni, Susan M.; Anderson, Marianne O'Hea

doi:10.1016/0169-2046(93)90126-x

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“…Rogers and Rowntree (1988) developed a system to classify vegetation using life forms. The process was used to assess natural resources in New York City (Sissini and Emmerich, 1995). Based on site histories, Zipperer et al (1997) classified tree-covered habitats as planted, reforested, and remnant.…”

Section: Urban Vegetation Heterogeneitymentioning

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Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

Pickett

Cadenasso

Grove

et al. 2011

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Urban Vegetation Heterogeneitymentioning

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Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

Pickett

Cadenasso

Grove

et al. 2011

Journal of Environmental Management

883

549

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“…Beginning in the 1980s, there was a systematic effort by the New York City Department of Parks (NYC Parks), a municipal agency, to inventory park natural areas and use these inventories as the basis for conservation and management of these 4000 hectares (over 2000 hectares of forest) Anderson 1993, Sisinni andEmmerich 1995).…”

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Advancing urban ecosystem governance in New York City: Shifting towards a unified perspective for conservation management

Forgione

Pregitzer

Charlop‐Powers

et al. 2016

Environmental Science & Policy

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New York City's extensive municipal park system is home to forests, wetlands, and grasslands that provide important ecological and social benefits to the city"s population. While efforts and programs exist to restore and protect these spaces, management recommendations are complex due to variable conditions in urban natural areas. To advance the management of urban natural areas, the first comprehensive ecological assessment was conducted through a collaborative effort across 4,000 hectares of natural areas within New York City parkland. Field and spatial data were collected and analyzed to identify the extent of forests, the types of forests, and their conditions. This approach will help guide decisionmaking and prioritization of natural area management at the regional level by developing unique quantitative targets for urban forests. This project serves as an example of collaboration between private and public institutions advancing the governance of urban natural areas to achieve citywide conservation and policy goals.

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“…Initial NRG vegetation mapping led to discovery of high‐quality habitat areas and to the creation of Forever Wild Nature Preserves (Feller , Bounds et al ). It also alerted managers to the ubiquity of abandoned and burned automobiles, and related fire impacts in some parks, and to the presence of large areas within park forests that were dominated by invasive, non‐native shrubs and vines with few standing trees (NRG , Sisinni and Emmerich ).…”

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Restoration treatments in urban park forests drive long‐term changes in vegetation trajectories

Johnson

Handel

2016

Ecological Applications

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Municipalities are turning to ecological restoration of urban forests as a measure to improve air quality, ameliorate urban heat island effects, improve storm water infiltration, and provide other social and ecological benefits. However, community dynamics following urban forest restoration treatments are poorly documented. This study examines the long-term effects of ecological restoration undertaken in New York City, New York, USA, to restore native forest in urban park natural areas invaded by woody non-native plants that are regional problems. In 2009 and 2010, we sampled vegetation in 30 invaded sites in three large public parks that were restored 1988-1993, and 30 sites in three large parks that were similarly invaded but had not been restored. Data from these matched plots reveal that the restoration treatment achieved its central goals. After 15-20 years, invasive species removal followed by native tree planting resulted in persistent structural and compositional shifts, significantly lower invasive species abundance, a more complex forest structure, and greater native tree recruitment. Together, these findings indicate that successional trajectories of vegetation dynamics have diverged between restored forests and invaded forests that were not restored. In addition, the data suggest that future composition of these urban forest patches will be novel assemblages. Restored and untreated sites shared a suite of shade-intolerant, quickly-growing tree species that colonize disturbed sites, indicating that restoration treatments created sites hospitable for germination and growth of species adapted to high light conditions and disturbed soils. These findings yield an urban perspective on the use of succession theory in ecological restoration. Models of ecological restoration developed in more pristine environments must be modified for use in cities. By anticipating both urban disturbances and ecological succession, management of urban forest patches can be adjusted to better predict and direct long-term outcomes. An urban approach to ecological restoration must use realistic, flexible targets to preserve and enhance urban biodiversity for both short-term benefits and long-term sustainability.

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Methods and results of natural resource assessments in New York City, New York

Cited by 8 publications

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Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

Advancing urban ecosystem governance in New York City: Shifting towards a unified perspective for conservation management

Restoration treatments in urban park forests drive long‐term changes in vegetation trajectories

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