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dc.contributor.authorHanlon, Moe
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-15T21:32:45Z
dc.date.available2024-05-15T21:32:45Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-07
dc.identifier.citationHanlon, Moe. Taxonomic diversity, Pest Vulnerability, and Carbon Storage of the Urban Forest in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Science in Bioscience, Technology, and Public Policy. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: The University of Winnipeg, March 2024. DOI: 10.36939/ir.202405151630.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10680/2139
dc.description.abstractCanadian prairie cities face a number of challenges when managing urban forests, one of which is reduced tree diversity due to more severe climate constraints to tree survival. This thesis reports on diversity and carbon storage for the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 24,500 trees were surveyed and measured across 77 Winnipeg neighborhoods, including trees on private lots, which had not been previously reported for the city. Using these data, I evaluated tree species diversity measures for city neighborhoods and compared diversity measures between trees on public and private property. Private properties exhibited higher tree diversity and better health status across all metrics. I also adapted the Pest Vulnerability Matrix (Lacan & McBride, 2008) to environmental conditions found in the city of Winnipeg to identify pests with the most potential to impact city forests and neighborhoods as well as areas most at risk of new pest invasion. Exploring carbon storage in the city, I used methods developed by Wayson et al. (2015) to create prediction intervals (a measure of reliability for the prediction of an observation) around biomass equations used by city foresters. I then estimated carbon storage in residential areas across the city. I found 58% of carbon stored in trees surveyed was in American elm (Ulmus americana), and no other tree species in the survey had an equivalent amount of stored carbon (based on mean DBH). This research incorporates the first large scale private tree inventory within Winnipeg, providing a more comprehensive assessment of tree species diversity and carbon storage values across the city. This study will allow urban forest managers to have a clearer understanding of the existing tree inventory and implications for future urban forest management activities to protect and increase the city’s urban forest resource.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCity of Winnipeg, Urban Forestry Branchen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Winnipegen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectUrban forestryen_US
dc.subjectCarbon storageen_US
dc.subjectBiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectForest pestsen_US
dc.subjectPest vulnerability matrixen_US
dc.subjecti-Treeen_US
dc.subjectWinnipegen_US
dc.titleTaxonomic diversity, Pest Vulnerability, and Carbon Storage of the Urban Forest in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science in Bioscience, Technology, and Public Policyen_US
dc.publisher.grantorUniversity of Winnipegen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.36939/ir.202405151630en_US
thesis.degree.disciplineBiology
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Bioscience, Technology, and Public Policy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Winnipeg


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