Cliff‐edge forests: Xerothermic hotspots of local biodiversity and models for future climate change

Y Fragnière, L Champoud, N Küffer… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cliffs are remarkable environments that enable the existence of microclimates. These small,
isolated sites, decoupled from the regional macroclimate, play a significant role in …

Urban tree canopies drive human heat stress mitigation

L Gillerot, D Landuyt, P De Frenne, B Muys… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate warming and urbanisation compound the public health risk posed by heat. Heat can
be mitigated at local scales through urban greening, which provides shade and reduces …

Nutrient‐demanding and thermophilous plants dominate urban forest‐edge vegetation across temperate Europe

K De Pauw, L Depauw, K Calders… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Forests are highly fragmented across the globe. For urban forests in particular,
fragmentation increases the exposure to local warming caused by the urban heat island …

Verso uno sviluppo urbano climate-resilient: infrastrutture verdi e blu per la mitigazione delle ondate ed isole di calore.

F CALISTA - thesis.unipd.it
Tra gli effetti dei cambiamenti climatici, gli eventi meteorologici estremi, come ondate di
calore e precipitazione intensa, hanno un impatto crescente sull'ambiente cittadino e sui …