Ecological potentials of trees, shrubs and hedge species for urban green spaces by multi criteria decision making

Ghafari, Sara; Kaviani, Behzad; Sedaghathoor, Shahram; Allahyari, Mohammad Sadegh

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126824

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“…Urban green spaces are a part of open spaces often made arti cial, particularly dominated with cover plants, grasses, trees, and shrubs. Plants, especially trees and shrubs, can partially reduce the risk of pollutions caused mainly by heavy metals (HMs) and hazardous gases (Delaman and Farahmand 2017; Ghafari et al 2020). The selection of suitable ornamental plants that are adapted to the urban area is the key to success in developing a sustainable green space (Ghafari et al 2020).…”

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“…Plants, especially trees and shrubs, can partially reduce the risk of pollutions caused mainly by heavy metals (HMs) and hazardous gases (Delaman and Farahmand 2017; Ghafari et al 2020). The selection of suitable ornamental plants that are adapted to the urban area is the key to success in developing a sustainable green space (Ghafari et al 2020). The main priorities for choosing plants in urban green spaces with extensive tra c are their ability to reduce environmental pollution without injury, architecture, beauty, performance, adaptation to different soils and climate, growth, being local, resistance to pests and diseases and ecological and aesthetic needs of each city or town (Cameron et al 2012;Ghafari et al 2020).…”

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Assessment of some urban ornamental plants in southern Iran revealed that they choose one of the two enzymatic or non-enzymatic antioxidants defensive strategies against heavy metals

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Heavy metals (HMs) are one of the most important environmental contaminants. One of the effective approaches to reduce this contamination is phytoremediation. The concentration of ten heavy metals (HMs) including arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), tin (Sn), and zinc (Zn) were measured in ten ornamental plants consisting Ficus religiosa, Ficus elastica, Syzygium cumini, Azadirachta indica, Clerodendrom inerme, Conocarpus erectus, Bougainvillea sp., Delonix regia, Dodonaea viscosa, and Phoenix sp. grown in the city of Bushehr, located in southern Iran. The concentration of HMs was determined by ICP-MS. Some physiological parameters (relative leaf water, dry matter, vitamin C, pH, chlorophyll a, b, and total, carotenoid, anthocyanin, total flavonoid, total protein, total soluble carbohydrates, and proline), and antioxidant enzymes [peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD)] activity were measured. Bougainvillea had greater amount of Zn (61.86 mg/kg D.W.), Cu (45.52 mg/kg D.W.), and Cr (14.71 mg/kg D.W.) than the other HMs. Greatest amount of Co (0.686 mg/kg D.W.), Fe (428.00 mg/kg D.W.), and Ni (6.44 mg/kg D.W.) was obtained in C. erectus. Also, C. inerme had maximum As (0.0087 mg/kg D.W.) and Sn (2.516 mg/kg D.W.). The highest percentage of dry matter (46.03%) in Phoenix, the highest amount of vitamin C (8.50 mg/100 g F.W.), chlorophyll b (7.63 µg/ml), and total flavonoid (3.92 M/g) in S. cumini, and the highest amount of chlorophyll a (14.61 µg/ml), total chlorophyll (21.86 µg/ml), carotenoid (20.83 µg/g F.W.), and anthocyanin (18.81 mg/100 g F.W.) in F. elastica were obtained. The POD activity (1.462 and 1.214 U/g F.W./min) was highest in leaves of C. inerme and F. elastica containing the highest concentrations of As, Sn and Pb, respectively. The SOD activity was high in these two species. Synthesis of osmolytes increased under Co and Sn stresses. D. viscosa was found to contain most total soluble carbohydrates (24.94%) and proline (1.14 µM/g F.W.) concentration compared to other species. The selected plant species followed a defensive strategy (enzymatic or non-enzymatic) against excess of HMs. Overall, shrubs were much more suitable than trees for absorption of HMs, and C. inerme, F. elastica and Bougainvillea are the best plant species in this connection, respectively.

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Assessment of some urban ornamental plants in southern Iran revealed that they choose one of the two enzymatic or non-enzymatic antioxidants defensive strategies against heavy metals

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Kaviani

Sedaghathoor

et al. 2023

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“…Другие исследователи в связи с недостатком площадей озеленения в городе уделяют особое внимание состоянию деревьев. Состояние объектов озеленения и качество древесно-кустарниковых растений играют важную роль при формировании комфортной среды и улучшении экологических условий существования населения в городе [2,8,10,11,14,16,18]. В последние годы значительно увеличилось количество стареющих насаждений, а также больных, пораженных вредителями и болезнями деревьев.…”

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Prospects for Woody and Shrubby Plants in the Landscaping of Krasnodar

Primakov¹

2022

Lesnoy Zhurnal (Forestry Journal)

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Nowadays, about half of the world’s population lives in cities. Green spaces, as well as the condition of landscaping facilities and the quality of woody and shrubby plants play an important role in creating a comfortable environment and improving the ecological conditions for people living in the city. The research purpose is to assess the current state of landscaping objects, the quality of woody and shrubby plants and the resistance of tree species to anthropogenic loads using Krasnodar as a case study. The following parks and squares became the research objects: Solnechny Ostrov (“Sunny Island”) Park, Park named after Maxim Gorky, Kuban Stadium Park, Chistyakovskaya Grove, Botanical Garden of Professor I.S. Kosenko, Marshal Zhukov’s Park, Druzhba Narodov Square, Mayskiy Square, Square named after L.G. Gatov, Vishnyakovsky Square, Square named after Ivan Kochubey, Festivalny Square, and Novorozhdestvenskiy Square. The research was carried out in 2016–2019. During the research, 27 options of studies were described, 2634 trees and shrubs, their 50 species and forms related to 2 groups, 21 families and 30 genera were studied. The plantations that occupy large areas of the landscaping sites were sampled for study. An assessment of the state of woody species in Krasnodar was carried out. The results are compared with those obtained by other authors. Among the studied species, 16 woody species meet the recommendations of Dyuval’-Stroyev M.R. and 27 do not meet them; no data is available for 7 species. Having analyzed the main characteristics of native and invasive woody and shrubby species used in landscaping of Krasnodar, we come to the conclusion that the main part of introduced species belongs to the strongly weakened category, while the native species are in the weakened category. At present, the conditions for tree growth in Krasnodar have changed: anthropogenic load has increased. In this regard, there is a need for further inventory of tree species and assessment of woody and shrubby plants to create a complete database of trees and shrubs that are most resistant to the current urban conditions. For citation: Primakov N.V. Prospects for Woody and Shrubby Plants in the Landscaping of Krasnodar. Lesnoy Zhurnal [Russian Forestry Journal], 2022, no. 1, pp. 98–109. DOI: 10.37482/0536-1036-2022-1-98-109

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“…Biodiversity is the main factor for sustainability of ecosystems. The problem of sustainability of tree and shrub plantations near large cities is relevant both for Kazakhstan and other countries (Aanderaa et al, 1996;Cadotte and McMahon, 2006;Sjöman et al, 2015;Cowett and Bassuk, 2017;Ghafari et al, 2020). There is currently industrial and public interest in Europe in further increased production of wood as a renewable resource.…”

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Influence of Improvement Cutting on Decorativeness and Vitality of Maple (Acer negundo L.), Elm (Ulmus pumila L.), Willow (Salix alba L.) and Loch Narrow-Leaved (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) Young Trees Under Dry Steppe Conditions

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EBEL²,

ZALESOV³

et al. 2022

European Journal of Forest Engineering

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The creation of artificial plantings in the conditions of the kovylno-tipchak steppe makes it possible to form long-lasting high-density and productive plantings, however, despite the accumulated knowledge, the rate of afforestation of the steppe is hindered by the fleeting or delayed death of plantings due to the effects of droughts. Fast-growing young trees become especially vulnerable in areas with deep groundwaters. The study was conducted in green zone of Nur-Sultan, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main value of the forests of the region lies in the creation of environmentally favorable environmental conditions, their performance of recreational, aesthetic, soil protection, erosion control, water protection, climate control and water regulation functions. Work on the study of the impact of care felling on plantings of various formations in the green zone of the city of Nursultan has not been carried out before, which determines the scientific novelty of the project.

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Ecological potentials of trees, shrubs and hedge species for urban green spaces by multi criteria decision making

Cited by 32 publications

References 22 publications

Assessment of some urban ornamental plants in southern Iran revealed that they choose one of the two enzymatic or non-enzymatic antioxidants defensive strategies against heavy metals

Assessment of some urban ornamental plants in southern Iran revealed that they choose one of the two enzymatic or non-enzymatic antioxidants defensive strategies against heavy metals

Prospects for Woody and Shrubby Plants in the Landscaping of Krasnodar

Influence of Improvement Cutting on Decorativeness and Vitality of Maple (Acer negundo L.), Elm (Ulmus pumila L.), Willow (Salix alba L.) and Loch Narrow-Leaved (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) Young Trees Under Dry Steppe Conditions

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