THE INFLUENCE OF LAND-USE, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON TREE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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dc.contributor.advisorSullivan, Joseph H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMead, Kimberley Ellenen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA)en_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-03T05:40:09Z
dc.date.available2009-07-03T05:40:09Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.description.abstractWith the exponential growth in human population and rapid increase in global urbanization, understanding changes in community dynamics and structure in human dominated landscapes is essential, yet, rarely studied. To determine what factors account for tree species composition and distribution in an urban setting, data from the 1999 UFORE Model vegetation survey of Baltimore, Maryland was analyzed. There was a diverse arboreal population found, comprised primarily of species native to the area. Detrended correspondence analysis did not show a clear pattern of species assemblages based on land-use, possibly indicating a homogenization of conditions across the urban environment. In canonical correspondence analyses, species distribution could not be explained by socioeconomic factors, however, there was a significant relationship of tree species assemblages and the physical environment, specifically with percent impervious surface cover. The amount of variance accounted for was small indicating that other factors may be involved in determining tree species distribution.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9334
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAgriculture, Forestry and Wildlifeen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledBiology, Ecologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsocioeconomicsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledspecies distributionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledtreeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUFOREen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledurbanen_US
dc.titleTHE INFLUENCE OF LAND-USE, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON TREE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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