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Gainesville's Urban Forest Structure and Composition in 2006

Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Wayne Zipperer, and Basil Iannone


Release Date: 4/30/2025

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Abstract

The urban forest is composed of a mix of native and non-native species introduced by people managing this forest and by residents. Because they usually contain non-native species, many urban forests often have greater species diversity than forests in the surrounding natural landscapes. This fact sheet overviews the composition and structure of the urban forest found in Gainesville, Florida.

About this Publication

This document is FOR 214, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2009. Revised June 2012, May 2018, and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Francisco Escobedo, former assistant professor; Jennifer A. Seitz, former Extension associate, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; Wayne Zipperer, research scientist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station; and Basil Iannone, assistant professor, Geospatial Analytics of Sustainable Human and Ecological Development, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Francisco J. Escobedo
Francisco J. Escobedo

former associate professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Jennifer Seitz
Jennifer Seitz

former Project Learning Tree state coordinator, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL 

Wayne Zipperer
Wayne Zipperer
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USDA

research forester, integrating human and natural systems, USDA Forest Service; courtesy faculty, urban forestry, School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Basil Iannone III
Basil Iannone III
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University of Florida

associate professor and state Extension specialist, residential landscape ecology, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Gainesville, FL

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