Publications

Group  Journal Publications

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2026

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. (2026). Urban forests as essential infrastructure for climate resilience and biodiversity: A call to policymakers. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 8(1), 14-19.

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.

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. (2026). The potential of social-ecological networks for urban ecology. npj Urban Sustainability, 6(1), 68.

2025

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.

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., 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.

Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R., Calfapietra, C., Cariñanos, P., Dobbs, C., Eleuterio, A. A., Rodriguez, D. E., Jahanian, A., Litvak, E., & Livesley, S. J. (2025). Barriers and opportunities for sustainable and resilient 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. (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.

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.

Khaniya, B., Szota, C., Fletcher, T. D., & Drake, J. (2025). Road salt reduces plant cover in bioretention systems within road rights-of-way. Science of the Total Environment, 995, 180082.

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. (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.

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.

Wang, X., Rahman, M. A., Cadotte, M. W., Mokroš, M., Pauleit, S., Rötzer, T., Chen, B., Liang, X., Shen, G., & Wan, Y. (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. (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. (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.

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. (2024). Impacts of irrigation scheduling on urban green space cooling. Landscape and Urban Planning, 248, 105103.

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.

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.

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

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. (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.

Reitberger, R., Pattnaik, N., Parhizgar, L., Trost, C., Yazdi, H., Rahman, M. A., Pauleit, S., Roetzer, T., Pretzsch, H., & Traidl-Hoffmann, C. (2024). A systems perspective on the interactions between urban green infrastructure and the built environment. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science,

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., Danger, A., Poelsma, P. J., Hatt, B. E., James, R. B., Rickard, A., Burns, M. J., Cherqui, F., Grey, V., & Coleman, R. A. (2024). Developing simple indicators of nitrogen and phosphorus removal in constructed stormwater wetlands. Science of the Total Environment, 928, 172192.

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., Ordóñez‐Barona, C., Livesley, S. J., Baumann, J., Callow, D., Davern, M., English, A., Fuller, R. A., Hertzog, K., & Hochuli, D. F. (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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. (2023). Quantifying the importance of urban trees to people and nature through tree removal experiments. People and Nature, 5(4), 1316-1335.

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. In (Vol. 14, pp. 2391): MDPI.

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.

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

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.

2022

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.

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.

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. (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. (2022a). KlimaKübelBäume: Bäume in Pflanzgefäßen als stadtklimatisch wirksame Maßnahme zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel. Transforming cities, 7(3), 66-70.

Fleckenstein, C., Dervishi, V., Rahman, M. A., Rötzer, T., Pauleit, S., & Ludwig, F. (2022b). 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.

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.

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.

Scharenbroch, B. C., Trammell, T. L., Paltseva, A., Livesley, S. J., & Edmondson, J. (2022). Urban soil formation, properties, classification, management, and function. In (Vol. 10, pp. 987903): Frontiers Media SA.

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.

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.

2021

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. (2021a). 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. (2021b). Rooting volume impacts growth, coverage and thermal tolerance of green façade climbing plants. Land, 10(12), 1281.

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

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.

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.

Ordóñez-Barona, C., Bush, J., Hurley, J., Amati, M., Juhola, S., Frank, S., Ritchie, M., Clark, C., English, A., & Hertzog, K. (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.

Pritzkow, C., Szota, C., Williamson, V., & Arndt, S. K. (2021). Previous drought exposure leads to greater drought resistance in eucalypts through changes in morphology rather than physiology. Tree Physiology, 41(7), 1186-1198.

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.

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. (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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pritzkow, C., Szota, C., Williamson, V. G., & Arndt, S. K. (2020). Phenotypic plasticity of drought tolerance traits in a widespread eucalypt (Eucalyptus obliqua). Forests, 11(12), 1371.

Pritzkow, C., Williamson, V., Szota, C., Trouvé, R., & Arndt, S. K. (2020). Phenotypic plasticity and genetic adaptation of functional traits influences intra-specific variation in hydraulic efficiency and safety. Tree Physiology, 40(2), 215-229.

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 Vol. 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.

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.

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.

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.

2019

Arndt, S. K., Pritzkow, C., Williamson, V., & Szota, C. (2019). The role of trait plasticity in tree drought mortality. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts,

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.

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.

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.

Escobedo, F., Livesley, S. J., & Morgenroth, J. (2018). Urban and Periurban Forest Diversity and Ecosystem Services. MDPI.

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

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.

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. (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.

Robertson, J., Fletcher, T., Danger, A., & Szota, C. (2018). Identifying critical inundation thresholds to maintain vegetation cover in stormwater treatment wetlands. Ecological Engineering, 116, 80-86.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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), 55-68.

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.

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.

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.

2015

Arndt, S. K., Sanders, G. J., Bristow, M., Hutley, L. B., Beringer, J., & Livesley, S. J. (2015). Vulnerability of native savanna trees and exotic Khaya senegalensis to seasonal drought. Tree Physiology, 35(7), 783-791.

Beringer, J., Hutley, L. B., Abramson, D., Arndt, S. K., Briggs, P., Bristow, M., Canadell, J. G., Cernusak, L. A., Eamus, D., & Edwards, A. C. (2015). Fire in Australian savannas: from leaf to landscape. Global Change Biology, 21(1), 62-81.

Farrell, C., Szota, C., & Arndt, S. K. (2015). Urban plantings:‘living laboratories’ for climate change response. Trends in Plant Science, 20(10), 597-599.

Fest, B., Wardlaw, T., Livesley, S. J., Duff, T. J., & Arndt, S. K. (2015). Changes in soil moisture drive soil methane uptake along a fire regeneration chronosequence in a eucalypt forest landscape. Global Change Biology, 21(11), 4250-4264.

Fest, B. J., Livesley, S. J., von Fischer, J. C., & Arndt, S. K. (2015). Repeated fuel reduction burns have little long-term impact on soil greenhouse gas exchange in a dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 201, 17-25.

Hinko-Najera, N., Fest, B., Livesley, S. J., & Arndt, S. K. (2015). Reduced throughfall decreases autotrophic respiration, but not heterotrophic respiration in a dry temperate broadleaved evergreen forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 200, 66-77.

Majumder, R., Livesley, S. J., Gregory, D., & Arndt, S. K. (2015). Storage management influences greenhouse gas emissions from biosolids. Journal of Environmental Management, 151, 361-368.

Norton, B. A., Coutts, A. M., Livesley, S. J., Harris, R. J., Hunter, A. M., & Williams, N. S. (2015). Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 134, 127-138.

Ossola, A., Hahs, A. K., & Livesley, S. J. (2015). Habitat complexity influences fine scale hydrological processes and the incidence of stormwater runoff in managed urban ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management, 159, 1-10.

Ossola, A., Nash, M. A., Christie, F. J., Hahs, A. K., & Livesley, S. J. (2015). Urban habitat complexity affects species richness but not environmental filtering of morphologically-diverse ants. PeerJ, 3, e1356.

Rahman, M. A., Armson, D., & Ennos, A. (2015). A comparison of the growth and cooling effectiveness of five commonly planted urban tree species. Urban Ecosystems, 18(2), 371-389.

Szota, C., Farrell, C., Livesley, S. J., & Fletcher, T. D. (2015). Salt tolerant plants increase nitrogen removal from biofiltration systems affected by saline stormwater. Water Research, 83, 195-204.

Threlfall, C. G., Walker, K., Williams, N. S., Hahs, A. K., Mata, L., Stork, N., & Livesley, S. J. (2015). The conservation value of urban green space habitats for Australian native bee communities. Biological Conservation, 187, 240-248.