i-Tree Eco Analysis of Landscape Vegetation on Remediated Areas of Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• 作者: Jamie Herold John Zobel Neil Giffen Sally Ross Sharon Jean-Philippe Wayne Clatterbuck
• 来源期刊: 林学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 工学
• 关键词: Urban Tree(s) Urban Forest Urban Vegetation Landscape Vegetation Tree Inventory Tree Assessment Ecosystem Service(s) Ecological Function i-Tree Eco Economic Valuation
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（4）
• 页码范围: 412-427
• 页数: 16页
• 分类号: TU9

摘要

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the largest and most diverse energy, research, and development institution within the Department of Energy (DOE) system in the United States. As such, the site endures constant land development that creates rigorous growing conditions for urban vegetation. Natural resource managers at ORNL recognize that trees are an integral component of the landscape and are interested in characterizing the urban forest and their associated ecosystem services benefits. We evaluated the urban forest structure, quantified ecosystem services and benefits, and estimated economic value of resources using i-Tree Eco at ORNL. While this assessment captured over 1100 landscape trees, the ORNL Natural Resources Management for landscape vegetation can be expanded to include unmanaged landscapes, e.g. riparian areas, greenspace, and other vegetative attributes to increase ecosystem services benefits. Assigning a monetary value to urban forest benefits help to inform decisions about urban forest management, ideally on cost-benefit analysis.