The Importance of Multi-Scale Temporal and Spatial Management for Cemetery Trees in Malmö, Sweden
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites
2.2. Tree Inventory
2.3. Tree Management Plans
2.4. Canopy Cover Estimates
2.5. Manager Interviews
3. Results
3.1. Species Richness, Diversity, and Composition
3.2. Tree Damage and Risk Class
3.3. DBH Distribution, Decade Planted, and Vitality
3.4. Canopy Cover
3.5. Management Plans
3.6. Manager Interviews
4. Discussion
4.1. Species Diversity
4.2. Age and Size Class Diversity
4.3. The Importance of Multi-Scale Cemetery Tree Management in Malmö
4.3.1. Temporal Scales
4.3.2. Spatial Scales
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cemetery | Year Established | Area (ha) | Tree Density (Trees/ha) | Year of Management Plan Creation |
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Gamla | 1822 | 5.7 | 56.8 | 2015 |
St Pauli Norra | 1870 | 8.0 | 52.4 | 2015 |
St Pauli Mellersta | 1890 | 8.1 | 56.9 | 2015 |
St Pauli Södra | 1904 | 6.0 | 53.8 | 2015 |
Limhamn | 1880s | 22.9 | 47.1 | 2017 |
Västra Skrävlinge | 1885 | 5.6 | 42.3 | 2018 |
Fosie | 1896 | 6.1 | 49.9 | 2018 |
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Quinton, J.M.; Östberg, J.; Duinker, P.N. The Importance of Multi-Scale Temporal and Spatial Management for Cemetery Trees in Malmö, Sweden. Forests 2020, 11, 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010078
Quinton JM, Östberg J, Duinker PN. The Importance of Multi-Scale Temporal and Spatial Management for Cemetery Trees in Malmö, Sweden. Forests. 2020; 11(1):78. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010078
Chicago/Turabian StyleQuinton, Jessica M., Johan Östberg, and Peter N. Duinker. 2020. "The Importance of Multi-Scale Temporal and Spatial Management for Cemetery Trees in Malmö, Sweden" Forests 11, no. 1: 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010078
APA StyleQuinton, J. M., Östberg, J., & Duinker, P. N. (2020). The Importance of Multi-Scale Temporal and Spatial Management for Cemetery Trees in Malmö, Sweden. Forests, 11(1), 78. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11010078