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University researcher urges regular canopy monitoring after Athens canopy-history analysis
Summary
A preliminary historical analysis presented to the Shade Tree Commission found episodic tree recruitment but steady mortality and recommended more frequent canopy monitoring and continuous replanting.
Glenn Matlak, who identifies himself as an instructor in plant ecology at the university, presented preliminary results April 10 from a multi-decade analysis of Athens’ tree canopy and urged the commission to adopt regular monitoring and steady replanting rather than episodic plantings.
Matlak told the commission that historical aerial imagery — available for Athens back to 1939 — shows recruitment in distinct episodes while tree mortality follows a steady, near-linear decline across cohorts. “Recruitment is strongly episodic,” he said. “Mortality seems to be pretty much consistent.” He…
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