Search Results - "CADENASSO, MARY L"

Effects of the spatial configuration of trees on urban heat mitigation: A comparative study by Zhou, Weiqi, Wang, Jia, Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…Urban greenspace has significant cooling effects on urban heat. Recent studies investigating the effects of spatial configuration of greenspace show…”
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Does spatial configuration matter? Understanding the effects of land cover pattern on land surface temperature in urban landscapes by Zhou, Weiqi, Huang, Ganlin, Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…► Composition is more important in determining land surface temperature (LST) than configuration ► Percent cover of buildings and woody vegetation affect the…”
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Trees grow on money: urban tree canopy cover and environmental justice by Schwarz, Kirsten, Fragkias, Michail, Boone, Christopher G, Zhou, Weiqi, McHale, Melissa, Grove, J Morgan, O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath, McFadden, Joseph P, Buckley, Geoffrey L, Childers, Dan, Ogden, Laura, Pincetl, Stephanie, Pataki, Diane, Whitmer, Ali, Cadenasso, Mary L

“…This study examines the distributional equity of urban tree canopy (UTC) cover for Baltimore, MD, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Raleigh, NC,…”
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Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city by Pickett, Steward T. A., Cadenasso, Mary L., Childers, Daniel L., Mcdonnell, Mark J., Zhou, Weiqi

“…The contrast between ecology in cities and ecology of cities has emphasized the increasing scope of urban ecosystem research. Ecology in focuses on terrestrial…”
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Quantifying Spatial Heterogeneity in Urban Landscapes: Integrating Visual Interpretation and Object-Based Classification by Zhou, Weiqi, Cadenasso, Mary L, Schwarz, Kirsten, Pickett, Steward TA

“…Describing and quantifying the spatial heterogeneity of land cover in urban systems is crucial for developing an ecological understanding of cities. This paper…”
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Stormwater utility fees and household affordability of urban water services by Porse, Erik, Kerner, Maureen, Shinneman, Joel, Kaplan, Jonathan, Stone, Samuel, Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…Abstract Stormwater utility fees provide dedicated revenues for managing stormwater. In setting fees, household-level affordability should be considered…”
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The effects of the urban built environment on the spatial distribution of lead in residential soils by Schwarz, K., Pickett, Steward T.A., Lathrop, Richard G., Weathers, Kathleen C., Pouyat, Richard V., Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…Lead contamination of urban residential soils is a public health concern. Consequently, there is a need to delineate hotspots in the landscape to identify risk…”
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The Effect of Nitrogen Deposition on Plant Performance and Community Structure: Is It Life Stage Specific? by Tulloss, Elise M, Cadenasso, Mary L

“…Nitrogen (N) deposition is a key global change factor that is increasing and affecting the structure and function of many ecosystems. To determine the…”
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Does the ecological concept of disturbance have utility in urban social-ecological-technological systems? by Grimm, Nancy B., Pickett, Steward T. A., Hale, Rebecca L., Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…The ecological concept of disturbance has scarcely been applied in urban systems except in the erroneous but commonplace assumption that urbanization itself is…”
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Predicting Opportunities for Greening and Patterns of Vegetation on Private Urban Lands by Troy, Austin R, Grove, J. Morgan, O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath P. M, Pickett, Steward T. A, Cadenasso, Mary L

“…This paper examines predictors of vegetative cover on private lands in Baltimore, Maryland. Using high-resolution spatial data, we generated two measures:…”
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Residential Adoption of Best Landscape Management Practices: Effects of Outreach to Reduce Non-Point Source Pollution by Hayden, Lillian, Oki, Lorence R., Haver, Darren, Majcherek, Tamara, Windbiel-Rojas, Karey, Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…Urban waterways degradation due to runoff from residential areas can be reduced by adopting best management practices (BMPs) for irrigation, fertilizer, and…”
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Forest Edges as Nutrient and Pollutant Concentrators: Potential Synergisms between Fragmentation, Forest Canopies, and the Atmosphere by Weathers, Kathleen C., Cadenasso, Mary L., Pickett, Steward T. A.

“…Forest fragmentation leads to a dramatic increase in forest edge, and these edges may function as traps and concentrators for wind-borne nutrients and…”
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Democratization of ecosystem services-a radical approach for assessing nature's benefits in the face of urbanization by McHale, Melissa R., Beck, Scott M., Pickett, Steward T. A., Childers, Daniel L., Cadenasso, Mary L., Rivers, Louie, Swemmer, Louise, Ebersohn, Liesel, Twine, Wayne, Bunn, David N

“…Objectives: (1) To evaluate how ecosystem services may be utilized to either reinforce or fracture the planning and development practices that emerged from…”
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Shifting concepts of urban spatial heterogeneity and their implications for sustainability by Zhou, Weiqi, Pickett, Steward T. A., Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…Context Spatial heterogeneity has myriad influences on ecosystem processes, ecosystem services, and thus the sustainability of urban areas. It acts as a medium…”
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Residential landscape aesthetics and water conservation best management practices: Homeowner perceptions and preferences by Hayden, Lillian, Cadenasso, Mary L., Haver, Darren, Oki, Lorence R.

“…•We examined aesthetic preference for whole landscapes and landscape components.•Aesthetic preference takes precedence over other criteria, such as water…”
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Urban runoff and stream channel incision interact to influence riparian soils and understory vegetation by Solins, Joanna P., Cadenasso, Mary L.

“…Riparian soil processes and vegetation are sensitive to water availability. Urbanization can alter riparian water availability by modifying stream flows and…”
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An Interdisciplinary and Synthetic Approach to Ecological Boundaries by CADENASSO, MARY L, PICKETT, STEWARD T. A, WEATHERS, KATHLEEN C, BELL, SUSAN S, BENNING, TRACY L, CARREIRO, MARGARET M, DAWSON, TODD E

“…We introduce a collection of articles that proposes conceptual and methodological tools to advance the integrated study of ecological boundaries. A number of…”
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Testing urban drivers of riparian woody vegetation composition in a precipitation‐limited system by Solins, Joanna P., Cadenasso, Mary L., Vesk, Peter

“…In precipitation‐limited regions, where water availability is a key driver of vegetation patterns, altered hydrology in urban areas may have a particularly…”
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Systems in Flames: Dynamic Coproduction of Social–Ecological Processes by Cadenasso, Mary L, Rademacher, Anne M, Pickett, Steward T A

“…Abstract Ecologists who study human-dominated places have adopted a social–ecological systems framework to recognize the coproduced links between ecological…”
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Spatial Heterogeneity in Urban Ecosystems: Reconceptualizing Land Cover and a Framework for Classification by Cadenasso, Mary L., Pickett, Steward T. A., Schwarz, Kirsten

“…Urban areas are heterogeneous. Transitions in architecture and building density, vegetation, economic activity, and culture can occur at the scale of city…”
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