Predictors of tropical cyclone-induced urban tree failure: an international scoping review

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Forests and Global Change

Cara A. Rockwell¹  Shozo Shibata²  Ryo Higashiguchi Nukina³  Chai-Shian Kua⁴  Jason W. Miesbauer⁴  Benyao Wang⁵  Yujuan Chen⁶  Michael G. Andreu⁷  Andrew K. Koeser⁷  Allyson B. Salisbury⁷  Zachary Freeman⁷  Hunter Thorn⁷  Adriana Herrera-Montes⁸  Richard J. Hauer⁹ 

[1] Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States;Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, United States;Shanghai Municipal Landscape Management and Instruction Station, Shanghai, China;Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, United States;University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States;University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico;University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, United States;

关键词: hurricane;    mitigation;    species selection;    storm damage;    tree size;    trunk snapping;    typhoon;    uprooting;   

DOI  :  10.3389/ffgc.2023.1168495

 received in 2023-02-17, accepted in 2023-03-23,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTrees are critical components of rural and urban ecosystems throughout the world. While they have adapted to the historic conditions of their native environments, climate change, urbanization, and human-assisted range expansion may test the storm resiliency of many tree species.ObjectiveIn this global multilingual scoping review, we investigate a range of intrinsic (i.e., tree characteristics) and external (i.e., environmental and management) factors which have been used to predict tree failure during tropical cyclones.DesignWe searched online databases and journals in English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish to find peer-reviewed papers and dissertations. We retained papers that used ground-based methods to study tree damage following a tropical cyclone and conducted a statistical analysis of factors that influence tree resistance to damage. From each paper we extracted details of study methods, and the relationships between damage and predictors.ResultsOur efforts generated 65 peer-reviewed papers and dissertations that met our final criteria for inclusion (i.e., data on the relative proportion of trees failed/intact as assessed no more than a year after the storm event). Of these papers 37 independent variables were assessed to predict tree failure. Research in both urban and rural settings tends to be concentrated in regions frequently impacted by tropical cyclones. Characteristics of species such as wood density have been studied in rural environments and are also relevant predictors for tree failure in urban trees. Environmental characteristics unique to urban settings such as planting areas surrounded by pavement need further research. Several urban studies demonstrate that risk assessment methods can predict tree failure during a storm.ConclusionResults can be used by future storm researchers to identify both predictors may warrant inclusion in their models as well as predictors which have yet to be tested. Results can also inform planning and activities that can mitigate tropical cyclone damage to the urban forest.

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Copyright © 2023 Salisbury, Koeser, Andreu, Chen, Freeman, Miesbauer, Herrera-Montes, Kua, Nukina, Rockwell, Shibata, Thorn, Wang and Hauer.