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Microclimate benefits that different street tree species provide to sidewalk pedestrians relate to differences in Plant Area Index by Sanusi, Ruzana, Johnstone, Denise, May, Peter, Livesley, Stephen J.

“…•Differences in PAI are paramount in determining microclimatic and PET benefits.•At the street level, difference in microclimatic benefits between species were…”
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Temperature and human thermal comfort effects of street trees across three contrasting street canyon environments by Coutts, Andrew M, White, Emma C, Tapper, Nigel J, Beringer, Jason, Livesley, Stephen J

“…Urban street trees provide many environmental, social, and economic benefits for our cities. This research explored the role of street trees in Melbourne,…”
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Biochar and compost equally improve urban soil physical and biological properties and tree growth, with no added benefit in combination by Somerville, Peter D., Farrell, Claire, May, Peter B., Livesley, Stephen J.

“…Soil compaction can be a major impediment to tree growth as it damages soil physical and biological properties and reduces plant available water. This may…”
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Street Orientation and Side of the Street Greatly Influence the Microclimatic Benefits Street Trees Can Provide in Summer by Sanusi, Ruzana, Johnstone, Denise, May, Peter, Livesley, Stephen J.

“…Maintaining human thermal comfort (HTC) is essential for pedestrians because people outside can be more susceptible to heat stress and heat stroke…”
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Tree canopy shade impacts on solar irradiance received by building walls and their surface temperature by Berry, Rowan, Livesley, Stephen J., Aye, Lu

“…Shading coefficients are used to predict the seasonal and diurnal benefit of architectural shading devices. It is more difficult to model the impact of tree…”
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Private tree removal, public loss: Valuing and enforcing existing tree protection mechanisms is the key to retaining urban trees on private land by Clark, Chris, Ordóñez, Camilo, Livesley, Stephen J

“…•We interviewed 23 local government professionals on private tree protections.•Protections are undermined by exemptions, subjective enforcement and low…”
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Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes by Norton, Briony A., Coutts, Andrew M., Livesley, Stephen J., Harris, Richard J., Hunter, Annie M., Williams, Nicholas S.G.

“…•Review of cooling potential from green infrastructure in cities with hot, dry summers.•Presents a hierarchical process to prioritise urban areas for green…”
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The conservation value of urban green space habitats for Australian native bee communities by Threlfall, Caragh G., Walker, Ken, Williams, Nicholas S.G., Hahs, Amy K., Mata, Luis, Stork, Nigel, Livesley, Stephen J.

“…•We examine bee communities in three dominant urban green spaces.•Bee assemblages in residential neighbourhoods were dominated by Apis mellifera.•Suitable bee…”
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Increasing biodiversity in urban green spaces through simple vegetation interventions by Threlfall, Caragh G., Mata, Luis, Mackie, Jessica A., Hahs, Amy K., Stork, Nigel E., Williams, Nicholas S. G., Livesley, Stephen J.

“…1. Cities are rapidly expanding world-wide and there is an increasing urgency to protect urban biodiversity, principally through the provision of suitable…”
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Relating the climate envelopes of urban tree species to their drought and thermal tolerance by Hanley, Paul A., Arndt, Stefan K., Livesley, Stephen J., Szota, Christopher

“…Analysing the climate envelope of plant species has been suggested as a tool to predict the vulnerability of tree species in future urban climates. However,…”
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Effects of deep tillage and municipal green waste compost amendments on soil properties and tree growth in compacted urban soils by Somerville, Peter D., May, Peter B., Livesley, Stephen J.

“…Large trees are often seen as a means of offsetting negative consequences of growing urban densification. To increase the tree canopy cover of dense urban…”
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Water use strategy determines the effectiveness of internal water storage for trees growing in biofilters subject to repeated droughts by Hanley, Paul A., Livesley, Stephen J., Fletcher, Tim D., Szota, Christopher

“…Impervious surfaces create large volumes of stormwater which degrades receiving waterways. Incorporating trees into biofilters can increase evapotranspiration…”
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Thermal infrared remote sensing of urban heat: Hotspots, vegetation, and an assessment of techniques for use in urban planning by Coutts, Andrew M., Harris, Richard J., Phan, Thu, Livesley, Stephen J., Williams, Nicholas S.G., Tapper, Nigel J.

“…In order to mitigate areas of high urban air temperature (or ‘hotspots’), advice and tools are currently being sought to help inform urban planning and…”
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Approaches to urban vegetation management and the impacts on urban bird and bat assemblages by Threlfall, Caragh G., Williams, Nicholas S.G., Hahs, Amy K., Livesley, Stephen J.

“…•We examined three vegetation management approaches used in urban green spaces.•Bird and bat assemblages responded positively to increases in native plant…”
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The role of diverse cultural identities in the perceived value of urban forests in Melbourne, Australia, and implications for urban ecosystem research and practice by Ordóñez Barona, Camilo, Sonkkila, Cherese, Baumann, Jessica, Threlfall, Caragh, Hochuli, Dieter, Fuller, Richard, Davern, Melanie, Livesley, Stephen

“…Urban nature management is usually guided by the most common, frequently mentioned, or easily elicited perceptions expressed by a dominant cultural group. This…”
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Variation in leaf area density drives the rainfall storage capacity of individual urban tree species by Baptista, Mariana D., Livesley, Stephen J., Parmehr, Ebadat G., Neave, Melissa, Amati, Marco

“…A rapid rise of urban population is making cities denser. Consequently, the proportion of impervious surface cover has enlarged, increasing the amount and…”
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Transpiration by established trees could increase the efficiency of stormwater control measures by Thom, Jasmine K., Szota, Christopher, Coutts, Andrew M., Fletcher, Tim D., Livesley, Stephen J.

“…Evapotranspiration is an important aspect of the hydrological cycle in natural landscapes. In cities, evapotranspiration is typically limited by reduced…”
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Stormwater retention performance of tree integrated infiltration trenches designed for suburban streetscapes by Hanley, Paul A., Livesley, Stephen J., Fletcher, Tim D., Grey, Vaughn, Szota, Christopher

“…The volume of stormwater generated by streetscapes in cities is a primary driver of urban stream degradation. Large infiltration trenches can be integrated…”
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Temperate mangrove and salt marsh sediments are a small methane and nitrous oxide source but important carbon store by Livesley, Stephen J., Andrusiak, Sascha M.

“…Tidal saline wetlands (TSW), such as mangrove and salt marsh systems, provide many valuable ecosystem services, but continue to suffer disturbance, degradation…”
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Salt tolerant plants increase nitrogen removal from biofiltration systems affected by saline stormwater by Szota, Christopher, Farrell, Claire, Livesley, Stephen J., Fletcher, Tim D.

“…Biofiltration systems are used in urban areas to reduce the concentration and load of nutrient pollutants and heavy metals entering waterways through…”
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