Publications

Group Journal Publications

These and other publications can also be found on the Green Infrastructure Research Group Google Scholar Page.

2026

Brown, J., Threlfall, C. G., Baumann, J., Walker, K., & Williams, N. S. (2026). Urban wildlife gardeners successfully support native bees in their backyards. Urban Ecosystems, 29(3), 129.

Chi, D., Manoli, G., Yang, J., Richards, D., Hahs, A., Lin, B., McDonnell, M. J., Zhang, Y., Zhu, Y., Qiu, Y., et al. (2026). Tree canopy configuration and Swiss adult mortality at the municipal level: A nationwide ecological study. Environment International, 110188.

Cybula, P., Torquato, P. R., Hahs, A., & Arndt, S. K. (2026). Impervious Surfaces Do Not Impact Urban Tree Crown Growth. Forests, 17(1), 111.

Dade, M. C., Andrews, C. K., & Burns, M. (2026). The objectives of urban forest strategies can influence ecosystem service supply and accessibility across urban landscapes. Ecosystem Services, 79, 101845.

Esperon‐Rodriguez, M., Arndt, S., Asibey, M. O., Augustinus, B. A., Bach, A., Ballinas, M., Barradas, V. L., Barton, D. N., Bauhus, J., Beaumont, L., et al. (2026). Urban forests as essential infrastructure for climate resilience and biodiversity: A call to policymakers. Plants, People, Planet, 8(1), 14–19.

Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R. V., Arndt, S., Asibey, M. O., Augustinus, B. A., Ballinas, M., Barradas, V. L., Barton, D. N., Bauhus, J., Beaumont, L. J., et al. (2026). Rethinking urban forests as essential infrastructure for resilience, equity, and biodiversity in the current climate emergency. PLOS Climate, 5(7), e0000953.

Kenefick, C., Livesley, S. J., Rayner, J. P., & Farrell, C. (2026). Using Recycled Construction Waste Amended with Pine Bark as a Substrate for Urban Plantings. Plants, 15(3), 403.

Kibria, M. G., Tjoelker, M. G., Esperón-Rodríguez, M., Marchin, R. M., Arndt, S. K., Livesley, S. J., & Rymer, P. D. (2026). Functional traits are better than climate niche approach at predicting the vital growth and mortality rates of urban tree species. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129450.

MacGregor‐Fors, I., Rega‐Brodsky, C. C., Kotze, D. J., MacIvor, J. S., Hahs, A. K., Moretti, M., Williams, N. S., Lepczyk, C. A., Jung, K., Katti, M., et al. (2026). Navigating urban ecology: Conceptual and methodological insights. Ecology, 107(6), e70402.

Metherell, Z., Lee, G., McDonnell, M. J., & Hahs, A. K. (2026). Evolving pattern-based approaches for interdisciplinary collaboration in ecology and design. Design Studies, 105, 101402.

Nicholson, S., Nazarian, N., Cheung, P. K., Livesley, S. J., & Pfautsch, S. (2026). Cooling under pressure: The capacity of the urban forest to reduce air temperature during extreme heat. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129555.

Rahman, M. A., Cheung, P. K., Pattnaik, N., Lam, T. W., Dade, M. C., Jim, C., Pauleit, S., & Livesley, S. J. (2026). The microclimate and human thermal comfort impacts of increased vegetation complexity in urban streets and greenspaces. Nature in Cities, Nurturing Cities, 113–139.

Straka, T., Bodin, Ö., Teodoro, J., Rickowski, F., Kluger, L., Porro, Z., Coleman, J., Lokatis, S., Cilliers, S., Dobbs, C., et al. (2026). The potential of social-ecological networks for urban ecology. Npj Urban Sustainability, 6(1), 68.

Yu, Z., Shao, M., Yang, W., Zhang, Y., Hu, Y., Ma, W., Zhong, J., Lin, Y., Wang, M., Zhang, H., et al. (2026). Quantifying evapotranspiration and shading cooling of urban vegetation across climates under extreme heat using an integrated SCOPE-SEB model and surface temperature analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 338, 115343.

2025

Babington, A., Hughes, M., Farrell, C., Chambers, J., & Standish, R. J. (2025). Resprout survival and vigour in urban woody plantings are related to water availability, climate of origin, and root morphology. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 107, 128783.

Barron, S., Egerer, M., Almas, A., Rayner, J., Bell, D., Hauer, R., Konijnendijk, C., Kwun, E., Paoli, S., Pastore, M. C., et al. (2025). Taking Stock: The Current State of Urban Forestry Education at International Institutions of Higher Education. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF).

Beh, J. H., Yew, M. K., Tan, K. H., & Rayner, J. P. (2025). Critical therapeutic landscape design elements for cognitive impairments in the Royal Talbot rehabilitation centre. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 19(3), 602–622.

Burns, M., Williams, N. S., & Brown, J. (2025). Indigenous versus exotic understory plantings: Contrasting impacts on urban bee diversity. Ecological Applications, 35(8), e70159.

Cheung, P. K., & Livesley, S. J. (2025). The microclimate, surface energy flux and human skin burn risks of artificial turf as compared to natural turf. Building and Environment, 273, 112679.

Chi, D., Manoli, G., Lin, B., Aerts, R., Yang, J., Hahs, A., Richards, D., Meili, N., Zhu, Y., Qiu, Y., et al. (2025). Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: A longitudinal study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 9(3), e186–e195.

Chu, L. H.-H., Szota, C., Arndt, S. K., & Farrell, C. (2025). What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Using plant traits to inform species selection for naturalistic plantings in hotter and drier climates. Landscape and Urban Planning, 259, 105364.

Dade, M. C., Bonn, A., Eigenbrod, F., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Fisher, B., Goldstein, B., Holland, R. A., Hopping, K. A., Lavorel, S., Le Polain de Waroux, Y., et al. (2025). Landscapes—A lens for assessing sustainability. Landscape Ecology, 40(2), 28.

Dade, M. C., Livesley, S. J., & Barona, C. O. (2025). People’s perceptions of urban trees are more negative after COVID-19 lockdowns. Npj Urban Sustainability, 5(1), 42.

Davis, Z., Jarvis, I., Macaulay, R., Johnson, K., Williams, N., Li, J., & Hahs, A. (2025). A systematic review of the associations between biodiversity and children’s mental health and wellbeing. Environmental Research, 266, 120551.

Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R., Calfapietra, C., Carinanos, P., Dobbs, C., Eleuterio, A. A., Esperon Rodriguez, D., Jahani, A., Litvak, E., Livesley, S. J., et al. (2025). Barriers and opportunities for resilient and sustainable urban forests. Nature Cities, 2(4), 290–298.

Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R. V., Lenoir, J., Barradas, V. L., Beaumont, L. J., Calfapietra, C., Cariñanos, P., Livesley, S. J., Iungma, T., Manoli, G., et al. (2025). Urban heat in global cities and the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating future climate risks. Environmental Research: Climate, 4(2), 023001.

Evans, C., Harris, M. S., Taufen, A., Livesley, S. J., & Crommelin, L. (2025). What does it mean for a transitioning urban waterfront to “work” from a sustainability perspective? Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 18(3), 349–372.

Gao, J., Zhang, L., Meng, Q., Hu, X., & Livesley, S. J. (2025). Multi-perspective evaluation framework of three-dimensional cooling and energy saving potential of urban parks based on numerical simulation. Sustainable Cities and Society, 119, 106109.

Guerin, G. R., Livesley, S. J., Arndt, S. K., & Szota, C. (2025). Comment on:“Mapping the climate risk to urban forests at city scale” by Esperon-Rodriguez et al. Landscape and Urban Planning, 254, 105248.

Guo, B., Arndt, S. K., Miller, R. E., & Farrell, C. (2025). Aboveground succulence in woody plants is related with drought survival in green roof modules and not their degree of anisohydry or water use. Plant and Soil, 514(1), 99–112.

Horsfall, K., Williams, N. S., Michael, R. N., & Livesley, S. J. (2025). Rapid root development in clay subsoils enhances the early growth of native grassland species. Plant and Soil, 511(1), 1151–1172

Li, D., Potgieter, L. J., Aronson, M. F., Axmanová, I., Baiser, B., Carboni, M., Celesti‐Grapow, L., Knapp, S., Kühn, I., Lacerda de Matos, A. C., et al. (2025). GUBIC: The global urban biological invasions compendium for plants. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(1), e70020.

Li, Q., Li, Q., Wu, H., Chen, S., Pauleit, S., & Rahman, M. A. (2025). Can rainfall adequately replenish soil moisture to ensure a continuous cooling effect of small urban green spaces in the rain-abundant city? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 128987.

Macaulay, R., Lavau, S., Williams, N. S., & Hahs, A. K. (2025). Residents’ values and experiences of public and private green space in a new greenfield housing estate. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129054.

Macaulay, R., Lavau, S., Williams, N. S., & Hahs, A. K. (2025). Socio-cultural patterns in how residents value and use green space in new greenfield developments. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129030.

Marchionni, V., Szota, C., Farrell, C., Livesley, S. J., Nice, K. A., Prodanovic, V., Thompson, S., Cheung, P. K., Nouri, H., & Lipson, M. (2025). Urban greening and water strategies are key to adapt Australian cities to climate change and urban growth. Journal of Hydrology, 134716.

McDonald, A., Livesley, S., Szota, C., & Arndt, S. (2025). Observed street tree vitality along a climate gradient is not related to vulnerability estimated by climate envelope analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 111, 128884.

Mkasimongwa, S. W., Livesley, S. J., Ryan, R. G., & Schofield, R. (2025). Air pollution exceedance events in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, between 2000 and 2024. City and Environment Interactions, 100239.

Moncada-Morales, G. A., Livesley, S. J., Nice, K. A., Pianella, A., & Carpio, M. (2025). Intense drought and vegetation browning exacerbate air temperature rise in unirrigated peri-urban areas under global warming. Sustainable Cities and Society, 106643.

Morgenroth, J., Doick, K., Hauer, R., Locke, D. H., Barona, C. O., Roman, L. A., Conway, T. M., Dobbs, C., Duinker, P., Gulsrud, N. M., et al. (2025). Urban tree cover targets: The good, the bad and the SMART. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 128979.

Moser-Reischl, A., Franceschi, E., Rahman, M. A., Rodrigues-Leite, J., Pretzsch, H., Pauleit, S., & Rötzer, T. (2025). Spatial and temporal dynamics of the leaf area index (LAI) of selected tree species in urban environments. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 107, 128795.

Parhizgar, L., Pattnaik, N., Yazdi, H., Qiguan, S., Pauleit, S., Rahman, M. A., Ludwig, F., Pretzsch, H., & Rötzer, T. (2025). Branch biomass allometries for urban tree species based on terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data. Trees, 39(4), 57.

Pattnaik, N., Rahman, M. A., & Pauleit, S. (2025). Urban vegetation structure and composition influence pedestrian thermal comfort in public spaces: A case study in Munich. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129162.

Rao, P., Torreggiani, D., Tassinari, P., Rötzer, T., Pauleit, S., & Rahman, M. A. (2025). Do urban green spaces cool cities differently across latitudes? Spatial variability and climatic drivers of vegetation-induced cooling. Sustainable Cities and Society, 130, 106513.

Saraeian, Z., Farrell, C., Hirst, M., & Williams, N. S. (2025). Relationships among seed mass, germination attributes and climate of natural distribution in Australian annual species. Australian Journal of Botany, 73(8), BT25002.

Saraeian, Z., Farrell, C., & Williams, N. S. (2025). Using plant functional traits and life strategies of annual species to inform green roof plant selection. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 125900.

Schiller, J., Brown, J., Hahs, A., Williams, N., & Threlfall, C. (2025). Australian green roofs attract bees with similar functional traits, but species-specific responses to local attributes differ significantly. Basic and Applied Ecology, 87, 110–119.

Schiller, J., Hahs, A., Threlfall, C., & Williams, N. (2025). Characterising Green Roof Uptake in a Southern Hemisphere City: Melbourne, Australia. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129120.

Soni, L., Farrell, C., Fletcher, T. D., & Szota, C. (2025). Climate is more important than green roof design for rainfall retention and plant drought stress in temperate and semi-arid climates. Urban Water Journal, 22(7), 761–776.

Tian, K., Farrell, C., Lintern, A., Palacios, Y. M., Szota, C., & Winfrey, B. (2025). Does mycorrhizal colonization of biofilter plants improve their water uptake or drought resistance? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 104, 128643.

Torquato, P. R., Szota, C., Hahs, A. K., Arndt, S. K., & Livesley, S. J. (2025). Insufficient space: Prioritizing large tree species and planting designs still fail to meet urban forest canopy targets. Landscape and Urban Planning, 256, 105287.

Tsang, T. P., De Santis, A. A., Armas‐Quiñonez, G., Ascher, J. S., Ávila‐Gómez, E. S., Báldi, A., Ballare, K. M., Balzan, M. V., Banaszak‐Cibicka, W., Bänsch, S., et al. (2025). Land use change consistently reduces α‐but not β‐and γ‐diversity of bees. Global Change Biology, 31(1), e70006.

Wang, X., Rahman, M. A., Cadotte, M. W., Mokroš, M., Pauleit, S., Rötzer, T., Chen, B., Liang, X., Shen, G., Wan, Y., et al. (2025). Integrating forest inventory and LiDAR observations to uncover the role of plant traits on cooling and humidifying effects in urban area. Journal of Applied Ecology, 62(8), 1953–1967.

Yu, Z., Li, S., Yang, W., Chen, J., Rahman, M. A., Wang, C., Ma, W., Yao, X., Xiong, J., Xu, C., et al. (2025). Enhancing climate-driven urban tree cooling with targeted nonclimatic interventions. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(18), 9082–9092.

Zhang, X., Ren, P., Yao, L.-Y., Li, Q., Zhong, X., Liu, K.-X., Guo, T.-Y., Yang, J.-H., Zhao, L.-H., Pauleit, S., et al. (2025). Investigating tree shading and thermal variations in a subtropical zone: Single Tree to Urban Squares. Building and Environment, 113408.

2024

Barona, C. O., Kendal, D., Livesley, S. J., & Conway, T. M. (2024). Measuring and modelling values, beliefs and attitudes about urban forests in Canada and Australia. Cities, 155, 105406.

Brown, J., Threlfall, C. G., Harrison, L., Baumann, J., & Williams, N. S. (2024). Rapid responses of bees and butterflies but not birds to targeted urban road verge habitat enhancements. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(6), 1312–1322.

Brown, J., Williams, N. S., & Soanes, K. (2024). Conservation translocations in urban environments: State of the knowledge and future directions. Basic and Applied Ecology, 81, 85–95.

Cheung, P. K., Meili, N., Nice, K. A., & Livesley, S. J. (2024). Identifying the mechanisms by which irrigation can cool urban green spaces in summer. Urban Climate, 55, 101914.

Cheung, P. K., Nice, K. A., & Livesley, S. J. (2022). Irrigating urban green space for cooling benefits: The mechanisms and management considerations. Environmental Research: Climate, 1(1), 015001.

Cheung, P. K., Nice, K. A., & Livesley, S. J. (2024). Impacts of irrigation scheduling on urban green space cooling. Landscape and Urban Planning, 248, 105103.

Cheung, P., & Livesley, S. (2024). Irrigating urban green spaces as a cooling strategy. Irrigation Australia: The Official Journal of Irrigation Australia, 40(3), 9–11.

Dade, M. C., Richmond, I. C., Rieb, J. T., Crockett, E. T., Hutt-Taylor, K., Sinno, S., Benessaiah, K., Destrempes, C., Hamilton, J., Izadi, F., et al. (2024). Testing a rapid assessment approach for estimating ecosystem service capacity in urban green alleys. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 99, 128472.

Enu, K. B., Zingraff-Hamed, A., Boafo, Y. A., Rahman, M. A., & Pauleit, S. (2024). Citizens’ acceptability and preferred nature-based solutions for mitigating hydro-meteorological risks in Ghana. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, 120089.

Guo, B., Arndt, S. K., Miller, R. E., Szota, C., & Farrell, C. (2024). Does succulence in woody plants delay desiccation, and is stored water used to maintain physiological function during drought conditions? Physiologia Plantarum, 176(6), e14616.

Hanley, P. A., Livesley, S. J., Fletcher, T. D., Grey, V., & Szota, C. (2024). Stormwater retention performance of tree integrated infiltration trenches designed for suburban streetscapes. Science of the Total Environment, 954, 176634.

Horsfall, K., Livesley, S. J., Delpratt, J., Hirst, M. J., & Williams, N. S. (2024). Interacting effects of sand, slugs and jute drive community composition in direct‐seeded urban wildflower meadows. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(11), 2762–2773.

Islam, A., Pattnaik, N., Moula, M. M., Rötzer, T., Pauleit, S., & Rahman, M. A. (2024). Impact of urban green spaces on air quality: A study of PM10 reduction across diverse climates. Science of The Total Environment, 955, 176770.

Ivankovic-Waters, J., White, M. G., Haeusler, M. H., & Zeunert, J. (2024). Advancing Planting Design Through Digital Technologies in Teaching Landscape Architecture. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 848–857.

Kenefick, C., Livesley, S., & Farrell, C. (2024). A systematic review of resprouting in woody plants and potential implications for the management of urban plantings. Ecology and Evolution, 14(1), e10839.

Lee, K., Wylie, B., Williams, N. S., Johnson, K. A., Sargent, L. D., & Williams, K. J. (2024). “It’s a little soap opera of its own”: Fascinating green roofs offer complexity, movement, sensory engagement, and vast vistas. Landscape and Urban Planning, 242, 104925.

Mariani, G., Moullec, F., Atwood, T. B., Clarkson, B., Conant, R. T., Cullen‐Unsworth, L., Griscom, B., Gutt, J., Howard, J., Krause‐Jensen, D., et al. (2024). Co‐benefits of and trade‐offs between natural climate solutions and Sustainable Development Goals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 22(10), e2807.

Oke, C., Lee, K., Harrison, L., Croeser, T., Taylor, M., Wandin, D., Bauer, K., Blackham, D., Burgess, T., Bush, J., et al. (2024). Playbook for Urban Biodiversity.

Palma, E., Mata, L., Cohen, K., Evans, D., Gandy, B., Gaskell, N., Hatchman, H., Mezzetti, A., Neumann, D., O’Keefe, J., et al. (2024). The city nature challenge: A global citizen science phenomenon contributing to biodiversity knowledge and informing local government practices. BioScience, 74(4), 290–299.

Pattnaik, N., Honold, M., Franceschi, E., Moser-Reischl, A., Rötzer, T., Pretzsch, H., Pauleit, S., & Rahman, M. A. (2024). Growth and cooling potential of urban trees across different levels of imperviousness. Journal of Environmental Management, 361, 121242.

Rahman, M. A., Arndt, S., Bravo, F., Cheung, P. K., van Doorn, N., Franceschi, E., del Río, M., Livesley, S. J., Moser-Reischl, A., Pattnaik, N., et al. (2024). More than a canopy cover metric: Influence of canopy quality, water-use strategies and site climate on urban forest cooling potential. Landscape and Urban Planning, 248, 105089.

Stark da Silva, P. W., Duarte, D. H. S., Rahman, M. A., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2024). Testing strategies for planting design in urban squares to improve human comfort throughout the seasons. Atmosphere, 15(8), 870.

Szota, C., Sanjappa, S., Fletcher, T. D., & Farrell, C. (2024). Larger shrubs can maintain high infiltration and evapotranspiration rates in experimental biofiltration systems impacted by high sediment loads. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 101, 128520.

Threlfall, C. G., Farrell, C., Lequerica Tamara, M. E., & Hochuli, D. F. (2024). Reimagining urban habitats to benefit people and nature. Australian Zoologist, 43(4), 495–501.

Threlfall, C. G., Ordóñez‐Barona, C., Livesley, S. J., Baumann, J., Callow, D., Davern, M., English, A., Fuller, R. A., Hertzog, K., Hochuli, D. F., et al. (2024). Tree removals as socioecological experiments in cities. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 22(1), e2686.

Torquato, P. R., Hahs, A. K., Szota, C., Arndt, S. K., Sun, Q. C., Hurley, J., & Livesley, S. J. (2024). Spatially analysed expansion of individual street tree crowns enables species-specific crown expansion predictions in different rainfall zones. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 94, 128268.

Winkel, K. D., Hahs, A., Barron, S., & Hartig, T. (2024). Eco-ethical care for people and the planet. The Lancet, 403(10442), 2377.

2023

Amer, A., Franceschi, E., Hjazin, A., Shoqeir, J. H., Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M. A., Tadros, M., Pauleit, S., Pretzsch, H., & Rötzer, T. (2023). Structure and ecosystem services of three common urban tree species in an arid climate city. Forests, 14(4), 671.

Babington, A., Hughes, M., Farrell, C., Chambers, J., & Standish, R. J. (2023). Preference for multi-layered, flowering, woody streetscape plantings in a mediterranean-type climate. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 89, 128094.

Barona, C. O., Sonkkila, C., Baumann, J. M., Threlfall, C. G., Hochuli, D. F., Fuller, R. A., Davern, M., & Livesley, S. J. (2023). The role of diverse cultural identities in the perceived value of urban forests in Melbourne, Australia, and implications for urban ecosystem research and practice. Ecology and Society, 28(4), 1–22.

Barron, S., Dunster, K., Williams, N. S., Rugel, E., Kozak, R., & Sheppard, S. (2023). A scenario process for urban forest design at the neighbourhood level. Futures, 150, 103172.

Bi, X., Wu, C., Wang, Y., Li, J., Wang, C., Hahs, A., Mavoa, S., Song, C., Konrad, C., & Emch, M. (2023). Changes in the associations between heatwaves and human mortality during two extreme hot summers in Shanghai, China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 95, 104581.

Chung, P.-W., Livesley, S. J., & Farrell, C. (2023). Leaf trait plasticity means green facades are a flexible nature-based solution for vertical greening under full-sun and heavy shade conditions. Nature-Based Solutions, 4, 100078.

Dervishi, V., Fleckenstein, C., Rahman, M. A., Pauleit, S., Ludwig, F., Pretzsch, H., & Rötzer, T. (2023). Trees in planters–Growth, structure and ecosystem services of Platanus x hispanica and Tilia cordata and their reaction to soil drought. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 86, 128024.

Du, D., Livesley, S. J., Arndt, S. K., Truong, C., & Miller, R. E. (2023). The use of compost tea in a containerized urban tree nursery shows no evident benefits to tree growth or mycorrhizal colonization. Forests, 14(6), 1195.

Enu, K. B., Zingraff-Hamed, A., Rahman, M. A., Stringer, L. C., & Pauleit, S. (2023). Potential of nature-based solutions to mitigate hydro-meteorological risks in sub-Saharan Africa. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 23(2), 481–505.

Franceschi, E., Moser-Reischl, A., Honold, M., Rahman, M. A., Pretzsch, H., Pauleit, S., & Rötzer, T. (2023). Urban environment, drought events and climate change strongly affect the growth of common urban tree species in a temperate city. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 88, 128083

Guo, B., Arndt, S. K., Miller, R. E., Szota, C., & Farrell, C. (2023). How does leaf succulence relate to plant drought resistance in woody shrubs? Tree Physiology, 43(9), 1501–1513.

Hahs, A. K. (2023). Comparative Urban Ecology and the Gradient Approach: Extending knowledge by acknowledging the diversity of cities around the world. In Routledge Handbook of Urban Biodiversity (pp. 19–35). Routledge.

Hahs, A. K., Fournier, B., Aronson, M. F., Nilon, C. H., Herrera-Montes, A., Salisbury, A. B., Threlfall, C. G., Rega-Brodsky, C. C., Lepczyk, C. A., La Sorte, F. A., et al. (2023). Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial animal taxa worldwide. Nature Communications, 14(1), 4751.

Hanley, P. A., Livesley, S. J., Fletcher, T. D., & Szota, C. (2023). Water use strategy determines the effectiveness of internal water storage for trees growing in biofilters subject to repeated droughts. Science of The Total Environment, 894, 164762.

Lönnqvist, J., Farrell, C., Schrieke, D., Viklander, M., & Blecken, G.-T. (2023). Plant water use related to leaf traits and CSR strategies of 10 common European green roof species. Science of the Total Environment, 890, 164044.

MacIvor, J. S., Williams, N. S., & Lundholm, J. (2023). The role of engineered green infrastructure in supporting urban biodiversity. In Routledge Handbook of Urban Biodiversity (pp. 333–345). Routledge.

Mata, L., Hahs, A. K., Palma, E., Backstrom, A., Johnston, N., King, T., Olson, A. R., Renowden, C., Smith, T. R., Vogel, B., et al. (2023). Large positive ecological changes of small urban greening actions. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 4(3), e12259.

Mylo, M. D., Ludwig, F., Rahman, M. A., Shu, Q., Fleckenstein, C., Speck, T., & Speck, O. (2023). Conjoining trees for the provision of living architecture in future cities: A long-term inosculation study. Plants, 12(6), 1385.

Ordóñez, C., Threlfall, C. G., Kendal, D., Baumann, J., Sonkkila, C., Hochuli, D. F., van der Ree, R., Fuller, R. A., Davern, M., Herzog, K., et al. (2023). Quantifying the importance of urban trees to people and nature through tree removal experiments. People and Nature, 5(4), 1316–1335.

Pianella, A., Zhang, Z., Farrell, C., Aye, L., Chen, Z., & Williams, N. S. (2023). High water use plants influence green roof substrate temperatures and their insulative benefits. Nature-Based Solutions, 4, 100088.

Pretzsch, H., Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M. A., Pauleit, S., & Rötzer, T. (2023). Towards sustainable management of the stock and ecosystem services of urban trees. From theory to model and application. Trees, 37(1), 177–196.

Rahman, M. A., Fleckenstein, C., Dervishi, V., Ludwig, F., Pretzsch, H., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2023). How good are containerized trees for urban cooling? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 79, 127822.

Rahman, M. A., Pawijit, Y., Xu, C., Moser-Reischl, A., Pretzsch, H., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2023). A comparative analysis of urban forests for storm-water management. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1451.

Rötzer, T., Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M. A., & Pauleit, S. (2023). Urban Forest and Urban Microclimate. Forests, 14(12), 2391.

Schrieke, D., Szota, C., Williams, N. S., & Farrell, C. (2023). Evaluating the effectiveness of spontaneous vegetation for stormwater mitigation on green roofs. Science of The Total Environment, 898, 165643.

Schrieke, D., Williams, N. S., & Farrell, C. (2023). Response of spontaneous plant communities to sedum mexicanum cover and water availability in green roof microcosms. Land, 12(6), 1239.

Shashua-Bar, L., Rahman, M. A., Moser-Reischl, A., Peeters, A., Franceschi, E., Pretzsch, H., Rötzer, T., Pauleit, S., Winters, G., Groner, E., et al. (2023). Do urban tree hydraulics limit their transpirational cooling? A comparison between temperate and hot arid climates. Urban Climate, 49, 101554.

Soanes, K., Taylor, L., Ramalho, C. E., Maller, C., Parris, K., Bush, J., Mata, L., Williams, N. S., & Threlfall, C. G. (2023). Conserving urban biodiversity: Current practice, barriers, and enablers. Conservation Letters, 16(3), e12946.

Soni, L., Szota, C., Fletcher, T. D., & Farrell, C. (2023). Influence of green roof plant density and redirecting rainfall via runoff zones on rainfall retention and plant drought stress. Science of The Total Environment, 889, 164043.

Wang, X., Rahman, M. A., Mokroš, M., Rötzer, T., Pattnaik, N., Pang, Y., Zhang, Y., Da, L., & Song, K. (2023). The influence of vertical canopy structure on the cooling and humidifying urban microclimate during hot summer days. Landscape and Urban Planning, 238, 104841.

Wu, C., Li, C., Ouyang, L., Xiao, H., Wu, J., Zhuang, M., Bi, X., Li, J., Wang, C., Song, C., et al. (2023). Spatiotemporal evolution of urbanization and its implications to urban planning of the megacity, Shanghai, China. Landscape Ecology, 38(4), 1105–1124

2022

Blasdell, K. R., Morand, S., Laurance, S. G., Doggett, S. L., Hahs, A., Trinh, K., Perera, D., & Firth, C. (2022). Rats and the city: Implications of urbanization on zoonotic disease risk in Southeast Asia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(39), e2112341119.

Cheung, P. K., Jim, C. Y., Tapper, N., Nice, K. A., & Livesley, S. J. (2022). Daytime irrigation leads to significantly cooler private backyards in summer. Urban Climate, 46, 101310.

Chu, H., & Farrell, C. (2022). Fast plants have water‐use and drought strategies that balance rainfall retention and drought survival on green roofs. Ecological Applications, 32(1), e02486.

Dade, M. C., Downing, A. S., Benessaiah, K., Falardeau, M., Lin, M., Rieb, J. T., & Rocha, J. C. (2022). Inequalities in the adaptive cycle: Reorganizing after disasters in an unequal world. Ecology and Society, 27(4).

Dade, M. C., Bennett, E. M., & Robinson, B. E. (2022). Property rights play a pivotal role in the distribution of ecosystem services among beneficiaries. Ecosystems and People, 18(1), 131–145.

Enu, K. B., Zingraff-Hamed, A., Rahman, M. A., Stringer, L. C., & Pauleit, S. (2022). Potential of nature-based solutions to mitigate hydro-meteorological risks in Sub-Saharan Africa. EGUsphere, 2022, 1–41.

Farrell, C., Livesley, S. J., Arndt, S. K., Beaumont, L., Burley, H., Ellsworth, D., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Fletcher, T., Gallagher, R., Ossola, A., et al. (2022). Can we integrate ecological approaches to improve plant selection for green infrastructure? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 76, 127732.

Fleckenstein, C., Dervishi, V., Rahman, M. A., Rötzer, T., Pauleit, S., & Ludwig, F. (2022). Trees in planters—A case study of time-related aspects. Land, 11(8), 1289.

Franceschi, E., Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M. A., Pauleit, S., Pretzsch, H., & Rötzer, T. (2022). Crown shapes of urban trees-their dependences on tree species, tree age and local environment, and effects on ecosystem services. Forests, 13(5), 748.

Hauser, C. E., Giljohann, K. M., McCarthy, M. A., Garrard, G. E., Robinson, A. P., Williams, N. S., & Moore, J. L. (2022). A field experiment characterizing variable detection rates during plant surveys. Conservation Biology, 36(3), e13888.

Hedin, M., Hahs, A. K., Mata, L., & Lee, K. (2022). Connecting biodiversity with mental health and wellbeing—A review of methods and disciplinary perspectives. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 865727.

Ivankovic-Waters, J. (2022). Embracing the innovation debate. Landscape Architecture Australia, (174), 36–38.

Johnson, K. A., Pontvianne, A., Ly, V., Jin, R., Januar, J. H., Machida, K., Sargent, L. D., Lee, K. E., Williams, N. S., & Williams, K. J. (2022). Water and meadow views both afford perceived but not performance-based attention restoration: Results from two experimental studies. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 809629.

Kendal, D., Ordóñez, C., Davern, M., Fuller, R. A., Hochuli, D. F., Van der Ree, R., Livesley, S. J., & Threlfall, C. G. (2022). Public satisfaction with urban trees and their management in Australia: The roles of values, beliefs, knowledge, and trust. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 73, 127623.

Kotze, D. J., Lowe, E. C., MacIvor, J. S., Ossola, A., Norton, B. A., Hochuli, D. F., Mata, L., Moretti, M., Gagné, S. A., Handa, I. T., et al. (2022). Urban forest invertebrates: How they shape and respond to the urban environment. Urban Ecosystems, 25(6), 1589–1609.

Lee, K. E., Sargent, L. D., Williams, K. J., Hall, G., & Williams, N. S. (2022). A collaborative learning model for a flourishing green roofs, walls and facades sector: Exploring two major Australian cities. Cities, 131, 103884.

Pauleit, S., Gulsrud, N., Raum, S., Taubenböck, H., Leichtle, T., Erlwein, S., Rötzer, T., Rahman, M., & Moser-Reischl, A. (2022). Smart urban forestry: Is it the future? In Informed Urban Environments: Data-Integrated Design for Human and Ecology-Centred Perspectives (pp. 161–182). Springer.

Rahman, M. A., Franceschi, E., Pattnaik, N., Moser-Reischl, A., Hartmann, C., Paeth, H., Pretzsch, H., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2022). Spatial and temporal changes of outdoor thermal stress: Influence of urban land cover types. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 671

Rega-Brodsky, C. C., Aronson, M. F., Piana, M. R., Carpenter, E.-S., Hahs, A. K., Herrera-Montes, A., Knapp, S., Kotze, D. J., Lepczyk, C. A., Moretti, M., et al. (2022). Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions. Urban Ecosystems, 25(4), 1083–1096.

Saraeian, Z., Farrell, C., & Williams, N. S. (2022). Green roofs sown with an annual plant mix attain high cover and functional diversity regardless of irrigation frequency. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 73, 127594.

Scharenbroch, B. C., Trammell, T. L., Paltseva, A., Livesley, S. J., & Edmondson, J. (2022). Urban soil formation, properties, classification, management, and function. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 987903.

Soni, L., Szota, C., Fletcher, T. D., & Farrell, C. (2022). Influence of water storage and plant crop factor on green roof retention and plant drought stress. PLoS Water, 1(3), e0000009.

Tan, H.-A., Harrison, L., Nelson, J., Lokic, M., Rayner, J. P., Threlfall, C. G., Baumann, J., Marshall, A., Callow, M., Peeler, J., et al. (2022). Designing and managing biodiverse streetscapes: Key lessons from the City of Melbourne. Urban Ecosystems, 25(3), 733–740.

Thom, J. K., Fletcher, T. D., Livesley, S. J., Grey, V., & Szota, C. (2022). Supporting growth and transpiration of newly planted street trees with passive irrigation systems. Water Resources Research, 58(1), e2020WR029526.

Thom, J. K., Livesley, S. J., Fletcher, T. D., Farrell, C., Arndt, S. K., Konarska, J., & Szota, C. (2022). Selecting tree species with high transpiration and drought avoidance to optimise runoff reduction in passive irrigation systems. Science of The Total Environment, 812, 151466.

Thorpert, P., Rayner, J., Haaland, C., Englund, J.-E., & Fransson, A.-M. (2022). Exploring the integration between colour theory and biodiversity values in the design of living walls. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 804118.

White, M., Huang, X., Langenheim, N., Yang, T., Schofield, R., Young, M., Livesley, S., Seneviratne, S., & Stevenson, M. (2022). Why are people still not walking? The need for a micro-scaled multi-criteria spatio-temporal design approach to improve walk-quality. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 10, 269–276.

Winkler, K. J., Benessaiah, K., Botzas-Coluni, J., Crockett, E. T., Crowley, M. A., Dade, M., Hanna, D. E., Garrah, J., Rieb, J. T., & Bennett, E. M. (2022). Implications of Panarchy for ecosystem service research: The role of system dynamics in service delivery. Ecology and Society, 27(2).

Xu, G.-Q., Farrell, C., & Arndt, S. K. (2022). Climate of origin has no influence on drought adaptive traits and the drought responses of a widely distributed polymorphic shrub. Tree Physiology, 42(1), 86–98.

2021

Barron, S., Sheppard, S., Kozak, R., Dunster, K., Dave, K., Sun, D., & Rayner, J. (2021). What do they like about trees? Adding local voices to urban forest design and planning. Trees, Forests and People, 5, 100116.

Archibald, C. L., Dade, M. C., Sonter, L. J., Bell-James, J., Boldy, R., Cano, B., Friedman, R. S., Siqueira, F. F., Metzger, J. P., Fitzsimons, J. A., et al. (2021). Do conservation covenants consider the delivery of ecosystem services? Environmental Science & Policy, 115, 99–107.

Cadiz, G. O., Cawson, J. G., Duff, T. J., Penman, T. D., York, A., & Farrell, C. (2021). Independent effects of drought and shade on growth, biomass allocation and leaf morphology of a flammable perennial grass Tetrarrhena juncea R. Br. Plant Ecology, 222(8), 877–895.

Cheung, P. K., Livesley, S. J., & Nice, K. A. (2021). Estimating the cooling potential of irrigating green spaces in 100 global cities with arid, temperate or continental climates. Sustainable Cities and Society, 71, 102974.

Chung, P.-W., Livesley, S. J., Rayner, J. P., & Farrell, C. (2021). Greywater irrigation can support climbing plant growth on building green façades. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 62, 127119.

Chung, P.-W., Livesley, S. J., Rayner, J. P., & Farrell, C. (2021). Rooting volume impacts growth, coverage and thermal tolerance of green façade climbing plants. Land, 10(12), 1281.

du Toit, M. J., Hahs, A. K., & MacGregor-Fors, I. (2021). The effect of landscape history on the urban environment: Past landscapes, present patterns. In Urban ecology in the global south (pp. 51–78). Springer.

Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E. H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S. C., Baxter, C., Lawson, J., Allen, S., Fuchs, A., et al. (2021). AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data, 8(1), 254.

Goddard, M. A., Davies, Z. G., Guenat, S., Ferguson, M. J., Fisher, J. C., Akanni, A., Ahjokoski, T., Anderson, P. M., Angeoletto, F., Antoniou, C., et al. (2021). A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5(2), 219–230.

Guo, B., Arndt, S., Miller, R., Lu, N., & Farrell, C. (2021). Are succulence or trait combinations related to plant survival on hot and dry green roofs? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 64, 127248.

Hanley, P. A., Arndt, S. K., Livesley, S. J., & Szota, C. (2021). Relating the climate envelopes of urban tree species to their drought and thermal tolerance. Science of the Total Environment, 753, 142012.

Kenefick, C., & Farrell, C. (2021). Woody meadows as a new type of urban greening for sustainable and healthy cities. Interaction, 49(3), 27–30

Knapp, S., Aronson, M. F., Carpenter, E., Herrera-Montes, A., Jung, K., Kotze, D. J., La Sorte, F. A., Lepczyk, C. A., MacGregor-Fors, I., MacIvor, J. S., et al. (2021). A research agenda for urban biodiversity in the global extinction crisis. BioScience, 71(3), 268–279.

Livesley, S., Bristow, M., Grover, S., Beringer, J., Arndt, S., & Hutley, L. (2021). Soil carbon density can increase when Australian savanna is converted to pasture, but may not change under intense cropping systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 319, 107527.

Livesley, S. J., Marchionni, V., Cheung, P. K., Daly, E., & Pataki, D. E. (2021). Water smart cities increase irrigation to provide cool refuge in a climate crisis. Earth’s Future, 9(1), e2020EF001806.

Mata, L., Andersen, A. N., Morán‐Ordóñez, A., Hahs, A. K., Backstrom, A., Ives, C. D., Bickel, D., Duncan, D., Palma, E., Thomas, F., et al. (2021). Indigenous plants promote insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces. Ecological Applications, 31(4), e02309.

Ordóñez-Barona, C., Bush, J., Hurley, J., Amati, M., Juhola, S., Frank, S., Ritchie, M., Clark, C., English, A., Hertzog, K., et al. (2021). International approaches to protecting and retaining trees on private urban land. Journal of Environmental Management, 285, 112081.

Pace, R., De Fino, F., Rahman, M. A., Pauleit, S., Nowak, D. J., & Grote, R. (2021). A single tree model to consistently simulate cooling, shading, and pollution uptake of urban trees. International Journal of Biometeorology, 65(2), 277–289.

Rahman, M. A., Dervishi, V., Moser-Reischl, A., Ludwig, F., Pretzsch, H., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2021). Comparative analysis of shade and underlying surfaces on cooling effect. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 63, 127223.

Rötzer, T., Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M., Hartmann, C., Paeth, H., Pauleit, S., & Pretzsch, H. (2021). Urban tree growth and ecosystem services under extreme drought. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 308, 108532.

Schrieke, D., & Farrell, C. (2021). Trait-based green roof plant selection: Water use and drought response of nine common spontaneous plants. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 65, 127368.

Schrieke, D., Lönnqvist, J., Blecken, G.-T., Williams, N. S., & Farrell, C. (2021). Socio-ecological dimensions of spontaneous plants on green roofs. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3, 777128.

Timalsina, B., Mavoa, S., & Hahs, A. K. (2021). Dynamic Changes in Melbourne’s Urban Vegetation Cover—2001 to 2016. Land, 10(8), 814.

Werdin, J., Conn, R., Fletcher, T. D., Rayner, J. P., Williams, N. S., & Farrell, C. (2021). Biochar particle size and amendment rate are more important for water retention and weight of green roof substrates than differences in feedstock type. Ecological Engineering, 171, 106391.

Williams, N. S., Bathgate, R. S., Farrell, C., Lee, K. E., Szota, C., Bush, J., Johnson, K. A., Miller, R. E., Pianella, A., Sargent, L. D., et al. (2021). Ten years of greening a wide brown land: A synthesis of Australian green roof research and roadmap forward. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 62, 127179.

Winkler, K. J., Dade, M. C., & Rieb, J. T. (2021). Mismatches in the ecosystem services literature—A review of spatial, temporal, and functional-conceptual mismatches. Current Landscape Ecology Reports, 6(2), 23–34.

Yang, J., Yang, J., Xing, D., Luo, X., Lu, S., Huang, C., & Hahs, A. K. (2021). Impacts of the remnant sizes, forest types, and landscape patterns of surrounding areas on woody plant diversity of urban remnant forest patches. Urban Ecosystems, 24(2), 345–354.

2020

Carlyle-Moses, D. E., Livesley, S., Baptista, M. D., Thom, J., & Szota, C. (2020). Urban trees as green infrastructure for stormwater mitigation and use. Forest-Water Interactions, 397–432.

Clark, C., Ordóñez, C., & Livesley, S. J. (2020). Private tree removal, public loss: Valuing and enforcing existing tree protection mechanisms is the key to retaining urban trees on private land. Landscape and Urban Planning, 203, 103899.

Conn, R., Werdin, J., Rayner, J. P., & Farrell, C. (2020). Green roof substrate physical properties differ between standard laboratory tests due to differences in compaction. Journal of Environmental Management, 261, 110206.

Croeser, T., Ordóñez, C., Threlfall, C., Kendal, D., van der Ree, R., Callow, D., & Livesley, S. J. (2020). Patterns of tree removal and canopy change on public and private land in the City of Melbourne. Sustainable Cities and Society, 56, 102096.

Dade, M. C., Mitchell, M. G., Brown, G., & Rhodes, J. R. (2020). The effects of urban greenspace characteristics and socio-demographics vary among cultural ecosystem services. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 49, 126641.

Dromgold, J. R., Threlfall, C. G., Norton, B. A., & Williams, N. S. (2020). Green roof and ground-level invertebrate communities are similar and are driven by building height and landscape context. Journal of Urban Ecology, 6(1), juz024.

Goode, D., Douglas, I., Mark, J. M., Fors, I. M., & Hahs, A. K. (2020). 20th century growth of urban ecology. In The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology. Routledge.

Hwang, Y. H., Nasution, I. K., Amonkar, D., & Hahs, A. (2020). Urban green space distribution related to land values in fast-growing megacities, Mumbai and Jakarta–unexploited opportunities to increase access to greenery for the poor. Sustainability, 12(12), 4982.

Kurylo, J., Threlfall, C., Parris, K., Ossola, A., Williams, N., & Evans, K. (2020). Butterfly richness and abundance along a gradient of imperviousness and the importance of matrix quality. Ecological Applications, 30(7), e02144.

Langenheim, N., White, M., Tapper, N., Livesley, S. J., & Ramirez-Lovering, D. (2020). Right tree, right place, right time: A visual-functional design approach to select and place trees for optimal shade benefit to commuting pedestrians. Sustainable Cities and Society, 52, 101816.

Marshall, A. J., Grose, M. J., & Williams, N. S. (2020). Of mowers and growers: Perceived social norms strongly influence verge gardening, a distinctive civic greening practice. Landscape and Urban Planning, 198, 103795.

Ordóñez, C., Kendal, D., Threlfall, C. G., Hochuli, D. F., Davern, M., Fuller, R. A., Van der Ree, R., & Livesley, S. J. (2020). How urban forest managers evaluate management and governance challenges in their decision-making. Forests, 11(9), 963.

Ordóñez, C., Threlfall, C. G., Livesley, S. J., Kendal, D., Fuller, R. A., Davern, M., van der Ree, R., & Hochuli, D. F. (2020). Decision-making of municipal urban forest managers through the lens of governance. Environmental Science & Policy, 104, 136–147.

Pálsdóttir, A. M., Rayner, J., Litsmark, A., Engel, L., Halldórsdóttir, A., Røsegg, N., Sahlin, H., Los, D., Törn, N., & Holmgren, Y. (2020). Evidence-based design strategies to produce health promoting landscapes. LTV-Fakultetens Faktablad, (2020: 7).

Rahman, M. A., Hartmann, C., Moser-Reischl, A., von Strachwitz, M. F., Paeth, H., Pretzsch, H., Pauleit, S., & Rötzer, T. (2020). Tree cooling effects and human thermal comfort under contrasting species and sites. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 287, 107947.

Rahman, M. A., Stratopoulos, L. M., Moser-Reischl, A., Zölch, T., Häberle, K.-H., Rötzer, T., Pretzsch, H., & Pauleit, S. (2020). Traits of trees for cooling urban heat islands: A meta-analysis. Building and Environment, 170, 106606.

Rötzer, T., Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M., Grote, R., Pauleit, S., & Pretzsch, H. (2020). Modelling urban tree growth and ecosystem services: Review and perspectives. Progress in Botany, 82, 405–464.

Sanusi, R., & Livesley, S. J. (2020). London Plane trees (Platanus x acerifolia) before, during and after a heatwave: Losing leaves means less cooling benefit. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 54, 126746.

Soanes, K., Cranney, K., Dade, M. C., Edwards, A. M., Palavalli‐Nettimi, R., & Doherty, T. S. (2020). How to work with children and animals: A guide for school‐based citizen science in wildlife research. Austral Ecology, 45(1), 3–14.

Somerville, P. D., Farrell, C., May, P. B., & Livesley, S. J. (2020). Biochar and compost equally improve urban soil physical and biological properties and tree growth, with no added benefit in combination. Science of the Total Environment, 706, 135736.

Sonter, L. J., Dade, M. C., Watson, J. E., & Valenta, R. K. (2020). Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11(1), 4174.

Sunner, N., Hirst, M. J., Venn, S., & Williams, N. S. (2020). Exploring seed ecology and habitat of the vulnerable swamp everlasting-’Xerochrysum palustre’. Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, 29(3), 3–6.

Thom, J. K., Szota, C., Coutts, A. M., Fletcher, T. D., & Livesley, S. J. (2020). Transpiration by established trees could increase the efficiency of stormwater control measures. Water Research, 173, 115597.

Villarreal-Rosas, J., Sonter, L. J., Runting, R. K., López-Cubillos, S., Dade, M. C., Possingham, H. P., & Rhodes, J. R. (2020). Advancing systematic conservation planning for ecosystem services. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35(12), 1129–1139.

Werdin, J., Fletcher, T. D., Rayner, J. P., Williams, N. S., & Farrell, C. (2020). Biochar made from low density wood has greater plant available water than biochar made from high density wood. Science of the Total Environment, 705, 135856.

Xu, C., Rahman, M., Haase, D., Wu, Y., Su, M., & Pauleit, S. (2020). Surface runoff in urban areas: The role of residential cover and urban growth form. Journal of Cleaner Production, 262, 121421.

Xu, G.-Q., Arndt, S. K., & Farrell, C. (2020). Leaf traits of drought tolerance for 37 shrub species originating from a moisture gradient. Water, 12(6), 1626.

Xue, M., & Farrell, C. (2020). Use of organic wastes to create lightweight green roof substrates with increased plant-available water. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 48, 126569.

2019

Bugnot, A. B., Hose, G. C., Walsh, C. J., Floerl, O., French, K., Dafforn, K. A., Hanford, J., Lowe, E. C., & Hahs, A. K. (2019). Urban impacts across realms: Making the case for inter-realm monitoring and management. Science of the Total Environment, 648, 711–719.

Dade, M. C., Mitchell, M. G., McAlpine, C. A., & Rhodes, J. R. (2019). Assessing ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies: The need for a more mechanistic approach. Ambio, 48(10), 1116–1128.

Du, P., Arndt, S. K., & Farrell, C. (2019). Can the turgor loss point be used to assess drought response to select plants for green roofs in hot and dry climates? Plant and Soil, 441(1), 399–408.

Du, P., Arndt, S. K., & Farrell, C. (2019). Is plant survival on green roofs related to their drought response, water use or climate of origin? Science of the Total Environment, 667, 25–32.

MacLeod, T. A., Hahs, A. K., & Penman, T. D. (2019). Balancing fire risk and human thermal comfort in fire-prone urban landscapes. PLoS One, 14(12), e0225981.

Marshall, A. J., Grose, M. J., & Williams, N. S. (2019). Footpaths, tree cut-outs and social contagion drive citizen greening in the road verge. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 44, 126427.

Marshall, A. J., Grose, M. J., & Williams, N. S. (2019). From little things: More than a third of public green space is road verge. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 44, 126423.

Marshall, A. J., & Williams, N. S. (2019). Communicating biophilic design: Start with the grasslands. Frontiers in Built Environment, 5, 1.

Mavoa, S., Davern, M., Breed, M., & Hahs, A. (2019). Higher levels of greenness and biodiversity associate with greater subjective wellbeing in adults living in Melbourne, Australia. Health & Place, 57, 321–329.

Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M. A., Pauleit, S., Pretzsch, H., & Rötzer, T. (2019). Growth patterns and effects of urban micro-climate on two physiologically contrasting urban tree species. Landscape and Urban Planning, 183, 88–99.

Ordóñez, C., Threlfall, C. G., Kendal, D., Hochuli, D. F., Davern, M., Fuller, R. A., van der Ree, R., & Livesley, S. J. (2019). Urban forest governance and decision-making: A systematic review and synthesis of the perspectives of municipal managers. Landscape and Urban Planning, 189, 166–180.

Orozco-Aguilar, L., Livesley, S. J., Brack, C., & Johnstone, D. (2019). Standing volume yield, canopy structure and allometric relationships of dominant urban trees in Melbourne, Australia. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 43, 126363.

Rahman, M. A., Moser, A., Anderson, M., Zhang, C., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2019). Comparing the infiltration potentials of soils beneath the canopies of two contrasting urban tree species. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 38, 22–32.

Rahman, M. A., Moser, A., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2019). Comparing the transpirational and shading effects of two contrasting urban tree species. Urban Ecosystems, 22(4), 683–697.

Rötzer, T., Rahman, M., Moser-Reischl, A., Pauleit, S., & Pretzsch, H. (2019). Process based simulation of tree growth and ecosystem services of urban trees under present and future climate conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 676, 651–664.

Roy, A., Rahman, M., & Khan, M. (2019). Yield gap, profitability and inefficiency of Aman rice in coastal areas of Bangladesh. Progressive Agriculture, 30(4), 395–404.

Soanes, K., Sievers, M., Chee, Y. E., Williams, N. S., Bhardwaj, M., Marshall, A. J., & Parris, K. M. (2019). Correcting common misconceptions to inspire conservation action in urban environments. Conservation Biology, 33(2), 300–306.

Somerville, P. D., Farrell, C., May, P. B., & Livesley, S. J. (2019). Tree water use strategies and soil type determine growth responses to biochar and compost organic amendments. Soil and Tillage Research, 192, 12–21.

Szota, C., Coutts, A. M., Thom, J. K., Virahsawmy, H. K., Fletcher, T. D., & Livesley, S. J. (2019). Street tree stormwater control measures can reduce runoff but may not benefit established trees. Landscape and Urban Planning, 182, 144–155.

Williams, K. J., Lee, K. E., Sargent, L., Johnson, K. A., Rayner, J., Farrell, C., Miller, R. E., & Williams, N. S. (2019). Appraising the psychological benefits of green roofs for city residents and workers. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 44, 126399.

Zhang, Z., Szota, C., Fletcher, T. D., Williams, N. S., & Farrell, C. (2019). Green roof storage capacity can be more important than evapotranspiration for retention performance. Journal of Environmental Management, 232, 404–412.

Zölch, T., Rahman, M. A., Pfleiderer, E., Wagner, G., & Pauleit, S. (2019). Designing public squares with green infrastructure to optimize human thermal comfort. Building and Environment, 149, 640–654.

2018

Baptista, M. D., Livesley, S. J., G. Parmehr, E., Neave, M., & Amati, M. (2018). Terrestrial laser scanning to predict canopy area metrics, water storage capacity, and throughfall redistribution in small trees. Remote Sensing, 10(12), 1958.

Baptista, M. D., Livesley, S. J., Parmehr, E. G., Neave, M., & Amati, M. (2018). Variation in leaf area density drives the rainfall storage capacity of individual urban tree species. Hydrological Processes, 32(25), 3729–3740.

Bonneau, M., Hauser, C. E., Williams, N. S., & Cousens, R. D. (2018). Optimal schedule for monitoring a plant incursion when detection and treatment success vary over time. Biological Invasions, 20(3), 741–756.

Brown, G., Rhodes, J., & Dade, M. (2018). An evaluation of participatory mapping methods to assess urban park benefits. Landscape and Urban Planning, 178, 18–31.

Du, P., Arndt, S. K., & Farrell, C. (2018). Relationships between plant drought response, traits, and climate of origin for green roof plant selection. Ecological Applications, 28(7), 1752–1761.

Garrard, G. E., Williams, N. S., Mata, L., Thomas, J., & Bekessy, S. A. (2018). Biodiversity sensitive urban design. Conservation Letters, 11(2), e12411.

Grey, V., Livesley, S. J., Fletcher, T. D., & Szota, C. (2018). Establishing street trees in stormwater control measures can double tree growth when extended waterlogging is avoided. Landscape and Urban Planning, 178, 122–129.

Grey, V., Livesley, S. J., Fletcher, T. D., & Szota, C. (2018). Tree pits to help mitigate runoff in dense urban areas. Journal of Hydrology, 565, 400–410.

Harris, V., Kendal, D., Hahs, A. K., & Threlfall, C. G. (2018). Green space context and vegetation complexity shape people’s preferences for urban public parks and residential gardens. Landscape Research, 43(1), 150–162.

Kendal, D., Dobbs, C., Gallagher, R., Beaumont, L., Baumann, J., Williams, N., & Livesley, S. (2018). A global comparison of the climatic niches of urban and native tree populations. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(5), 629–637.

La Sorte, F. A., Lepczyk, C. A., Aronson, M. F., Goddard, M. A., Hedblom, M., Katti, M., MacGregor‐Fors, I., Mörtberg, U., Nilon, C. H., Warren, P. S., et al. (2018). The phylogenetic and functional diversity of regional breeding bird assemblages is reduced and constricted through urbanization. Diversity and Distributions, 24(7), 928–938.

Lee, K. E., Sargent, L. D., Williams, N. S., & Williams, K. J. (2018). Linking green micro-breaks with mood and performance: Mediating roles of coherence and effort. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 60, 81–88.

Orozco-Aguilar, L., Johnstone, D., Livesley, S. J., & Brack, C. (2018). The overlooked carbon loss due to decayed wood in urban trees. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 29, 142–153.

Orozco-Aguilar, L., Nitschke, C. R., Livesley, S. J., Brack, C., & Johnstone, D. (2018). Testing the accuracy of resistance drilling to assess tree growth rate and the relationship to past climatic conditions. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 36, 1–12.

Parris, K. M., Amati, M., Bekessy, S. A., Dagenais, D., Fryd, O., Hahs, A. K., Hes, D., Imberger, S. J., Livesley, S. J., Marshall, A. J., et al. (2018). The seven lamps of planning for biodiversity in the city. Cities, 83, 44–53.

Rahman, M. A., Moser, A., Gold, A., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2018). Vertical air temperature gradients under the shade of two contrasting urban tree species during different types of summer days. Science of the Total Environment, 633, 100–111.

Somerville, P. D., May, P. B., & Livesley, S. J. (2018). Effects of deep tillage and municipal green waste compost amendments on soil properties and tree growth in compacted urban soils. Journal of Environmental Management, 227, 365–374.

Szota, C., McCarthy, M., Sanders, G., Farrell, C., Fletcher, T., Arndt, S., & Livesley, S. (2018). Tree water-use strategies to improve stormwater retention performance of biofiltration systems. Water Research, 144, 285–295.

Taylor, L., Hahs, A. K., & Hochuli, D. F. (2018). Wellbeing and urban living: Nurtured by nature. Urban Ecosystems, 21(1), 197–208.

Williams, K. J., Lee, K. E., Hartig, T., Sargent, L. D., Williams, N. S., & Johnson, K. A. (2018). Conceptualising creativity benefits of nature experience: Attention restoration and mind wandering as complementary processes. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 59, 36–45.

Zhang, Z., Szota, C., Fletcher, T. D., Williams, N. S., Werdin, J., & Farrell, C. (2018). Influence of plant composition and water use strategies on green roof stormwater retention. Science of the Total Environment, 625, 775–781.

2017

Farrell, C., Szota, C., & Arndt, S. K. (2017). Does the turgor loss point characterize drought response in dryland plants? Plant, Cell & Environment, 40(8), 1500–1511.

Fest, B., Hinko-Najera, N., von Fischer, J. C., Livesley, S. J., & Arndt, S. K. (2017). Soil methane uptake increases under continuous throughfall reduction in a temperate evergreen, broadleaved eucalypt forest. Ecosystems, 20(2), 368–379.

Fest, B. J., Hinko-Najera, N., Wardlaw, T., Griffith, D. W., Livesley, S. J., & Arndt, S. K. (2017). Soil methane oxidation in both dry and wet temperate eucalypt forests shows a near-identical relationship with soil air-filled porosity. Biogeosciences, 14(2), 467–479.

Hinko-Najera, N., Isaac, P., Beringer, J., Van Gorsel, E., Ewenz, C., McHugh, I., Exbrayat, J.-F., Livesley, S. J., & Arndt, S. K. (2017). Net ecosystem carbon exchange of a dry temperate eucalypt forest. Biogeosciences, 14(16), 3781–3800.

Kaspar, J., Kendal, D., Sore, R., & Livesley, S. (2017). Random point sampling to detect gain and loss in tree canopy cover in response to urban densification. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 24, 26–34.

Mata, L., Threlfall, C. G., Williams, N. S., Hahs, A. K., Malipatil, M., Stork, N. E., & Livesley, S. J. (2017). Conserving herbivorous and predatory insects in urban green spaces. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 40970.

Moser, A., Rahman, M. A., Pretzsch, H., Pauleit, S., & Rötzer, T. (2017). Inter-and intraannual growth patterns of urban small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata mill.) at two public squares with contrasting microclimatic conditions. International Journal of Biometeorology, 61(6), 1095–1107.

Nitschke, C. R., Nichols, S., Allen, K., Dobbs, C., Livesley, S. J., Baker, P. J., & Lynch, Y. (2017). The influence of climate and drought on urban tree growth in southeast Australia and the implications for future growth under climate change. Landscape and Urban Planning, 167, 275–287.

Ossola, A., Aponte, C., Hahs, A. K., & Livesley, S. J. (2017). Contrasting effects of urban habitat complexity on metabolic functional diversity and composition of litter and soil bacterial communities. Urban Ecosystems, 20(3), 595–607.

Palma, E., Catford, J. A., Corlett, R. T., Duncan, R. P., Hahs, A. K., McCarthy, M. A., McDonnell, M. J., Thompson, K., Williams, N. S., & Vesk, P. A. (2017). Functional trait changes in the floras of 11 cities across the globe in response to urbanization. Ecography, 40(7), 875–886.

Pianella, A., Aye, L., Chen, Z., & Williams, N. S. (2017). Substrate depth, vegetation and irrigation affect green roof thermal performance in a mediterranean type climate. Sustainability, 9(8), 1451.

Rahman, M. A., Moser, A., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2017). Microclimatic differences and their influence on transpirational cooling of Tilia cordata in two contrasting street canyons in Munich, Germany. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 232, 443–456.

Rahman, M. A., Moser, A., Rötzer, T., & Pauleit, S. (2017). Within canopy temperature differences and cooling ability of Tilia cordata trees grown in urban conditions. Building and Environment, 114, 118–128.

Richards, P. J., Williams, N. S., Fletcher, T. D., & Farrell, C. (2017). Can raingardens produce food and retain stormwater? Effects of substrates and stormwater application method on plant water use, stormwater retention and yield. Ecological Engineering, 100, 165–174.

Sanusi, R., Johnstone, D., May, P., & Livesley, S. J. (2017). Microclimate benefits that different street tree species provide to sidewalk pedestrians relate to differences in Plant Area Index. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157, 502–511.

Szota, C., Farrell, C., Williams, N. S., Arndt, S. K., & Fletcher, T. D. (2017). Drought-avoiding plants with low water use can achieve high rainfall retention without jeopardising survival on green roofs. Science of the Total Environment, 603, 340–351.

Szota, C., Fletcher, T. D., Desbois, C., Rayner, J. P., Williams, N. S., & Farrell, C. (2017). Laboratory tests of substrate physical properties may not represent the retention capacity of green roof substrates in situ. Water, 9(12), 920.

Threlfall, C. G., Mata, L., Mackie, J. A., Hahs, A. K., Stork, N. E., Williams, N. S., & Livesley, S. J. (2017). Increasing biodiversity in urban green spaces through simple vegetation interventions. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54(6), 1874–1883.

2016

Aronson, M. F., Nilon, C. H., Lepczyk, C. A., Parker, T. S., Warren, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Goddard, M. A., Hahs, A. K., Herzog, C., Katti, M., et al. (2016). Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools. Ecology, 97(11), 2952–2963.

Baumann, J. M., Walker, K., Threlfall, C., & Williams, N. S. (2016). African Carder bee,’Afranthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum’ (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): A new exotic species for Victoria. Victorian Naturalist, The, 133(1), 21–25.

Bristow, M., Hutley, L. B., Beringer, J., Livesley, S. J., Edwards, A. C., & Arndt, S. K. (2016). Quantifying the relative importance of greenhouse gas emissions from current and future savanna land use change across northern Australia. Biogeosciences, 13(22), 6285–6303.

Chambers, D. P., Walker, C., Williams, K., Rayner, J., Farrell, C., Butt, A.-M., & Rostan-Herbert, D. (2016). Engaging students with environmental sustainability at a research intensive university: Examples of small successes. In Teaching Education for Sustainable Development at University Level (pp. 205–219). Springer.

Coutts, A. M., Harris, R. J., Phan, T., Livesley, S. J., Williams, N. S., & Tapper, N. J. (2016). Thermal infrared remote sensing of urban heat: Hotspots, vegetation, and an assessment of techniques for use in urban planning. Remote Sensing of Environment, 186, 637–651.

Coutts, A. M., White, E. C., Tapper, N. J., Beringer, J., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Temperature and human thermal comfort effects of street trees across three contrasting street canyon environments. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 124(1–2), 55.

Hahs, A. K. (2016). Urban megaregions and the continuum of urbanity—Embracing new frameworks or extending the old? Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2(1), e01201.

Hahs, A. K., & McDonnell, M. J. (2016). Moving beyond biotic homogenization: Searching for new insights into vegetation dynamics. Journal of Vegetation Science, 27(3), 439–440.

Hardgrove, S. J., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Applying spent coffee grounds directly to urban agriculture soils greatly reduces plant growth. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 18, 1–8.

Hauser, C. E., Giljohann, K. M., Rigby, M., Herbert, K., Curran, I., Pascoe, C., Williams, N. S., Cousens, R. D., & Moore, J. L. (2016). Practicable methods for delimiting a plant invasion. Diversity and Distributions, 22(2), 136–147.

Livesley, S. J., Escobedo, F. J., & Morgenroth, J. (2016). The biodiversity of urban and peri-urban forests and the diverse ecosystem services they provide as socio-ecological systems. Forests, 7(12), 291.

Livesley, S., McPherson, E. G., & Calfapietra, C. (2016). The urban forest and ecosystem services: Impacts on urban water, heat, and pollution cycles at the tree, street, and city scale. Journal of Environmental Quality, 45(1), 119–124.

Livesley, S., Ossola, A., Threlfall, C., Hahs, A., & Williams, N. (2016). Soil carbon and carbon/nitrogen ratio change under tree canopy, tall grass, and turf grass areas of urban green space. Journal of Environmental Quality, 45(1), 215–223.

Ossola, A., Hahs, A. K., Nash, M. A., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Habitat complexity enhances comminution and decomposition processes in urban ecosystems. Ecosystems, 19(5), 927–941.

Ossola, A., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Drivers of soil heterogeneity in the urban landscape. Urban Landscape Ecology, 37–59.

Parmehr, E. G., Amati, M., Taylor, E. J., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Estimation of urban tree canopy cover using random point sampling and remote sensing methods. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 20, 160–171.

Pianella, A., Clarke, R. E., Williams, N. S., Chen, Z., & Aye, L. (2016). Steady-state and transient thermal measurements of green roof substrates. Energy and Buildings, 131, 123–131.

Rayner, J. P., Farrell, C., Raynor, K. J., Murphy, S. M., & Williams, N. S. (2016). Plant establishment on a green roof under extreme hot and dry conditions: The importance of leaf succulence in plant selection. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 15, 6–14.

Sanusi, R., Johnstone, D., May, P., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Street orientation and side of the street greatly influence the microclimatic benefits street trees can provide in summer. Journal of Environmental Quality, 45(1), 167–174.

Threlfall, C. G., Ossola, A., Hahs, A. K., Williams, N. S., Wilson, L., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Variation in vegetation structure and composition across urban green space types. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 4, 66.

Threlfall, C. G., Williams, N. S., Hahs, A. K., & Livesley, S. J. (2016). Approaches to urban vegetation management and the impacts on urban bird and bat assemblages. Landscape and Urban Planning, 153, 28–39.