Water Management Strategies for Urban Trees in Dry Environments: Lessons for the Future

Autor: Peter Symes, Geoff Connellan
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 39
ISSN: 2155-0778
1935-5297
Popis: The maintenance and expansion of urban forests is a major challenge in periods of low rainfall and restricted availability of appropriate-quality water sources for trees. The recent drought in eastern Australia has highlighted the need for innovation and new approaches to ensure tree health is preserved. Responses adopted by the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and others have involved investigations into species more suited to changing climate conditions, assessment of tree and landscape water demand, understanding the hydrology of the site, effective irrigation delivery, management of the soil reservoir to optimize harvested stormwater, and provide soil water reserves for future high demand summer periods.
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