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Portal to Research
The purpose of this web page is to provide a portal to
the wealth of published research available through the internet, including
back issues of the Journal of Arboriculture and Arboriculture & Urban Forestry;
assist non-researchers with information about how to conduct a literature search
and provide additional tips for searching; offer instruction and advice in
understanding research protocols, refereed publications, and statistical
analyses through a series of articles about research; and provide links to
other resources related to research in arboriculture and urban forestry.
For more information on how to conduct empirical research, as
well as its importance to the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry,
please click here.
Research Databases and Search Engines
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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry is a refereed journal
devoted to disseminating knowledge about the art and science of
establishing, growing, and maintaining individual trees and
forests in and around human settlements, including their
economic, environmental, social, or aesthetic importance.
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry has a wide circulation
among professional arborists and urban foresters.
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TreeSearch
TreeSearch is an online system for
locating and delivering publications by Research and Development
scientists in the USDA Forest Service. Publications in the
collection include research monographs published by the agency
as well as papers written by our scientists but published by
other organizations in their journals, conference proceedings,
or books. Research results behind these publications have been peer
reviewed to ensure the best quality science.
UFind
The Urban Forestry Index (UFind)
is a database of current and historic urban forestry and
arboriculture publications and other media that can be searched by
topic, author, title, description, or keyword.
The Urban Forestry Index provides one comprehensive place to search for
informational resources that have been produced by a wide variety of
organizations—in all types of formats. The goal is to increase awareness of
urban forestry publications and other media, increase access to these
materials, and prevent duplication of products that have already been developed.
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University of Minnesota Libraries Urban Forestry Database
The University of Minnesota Library System has created an urban
forestry database that indexes publications relating to the history of urban
forestry; urban forest legislation; the benefits of urban forests, selection and
planting of trees; maintenance of the urban forest; planning and management; and
urban forestry programs.
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Google Scholar
Google Scholar
provides a simple way to broadly search
for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search
across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers,
theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic
publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories,
universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar
helps you identify the most relevant research across the world
of scholarly research.
Funding Sources
The TREE Fund
The Tree Research and
Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund)
is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to
identifying and funding projects and programs
that advance knowledge in the field of
arboriculture and urban forestry to benefit people,
trees and the environment. The Mission: To identify
and fund projects and programs that advance knowledge in
the field of arboriculture and urban forestry to benefit
people, trees and the environment. For more information
about funding, research contributions, or scholarships visit
the TREE Fund.
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The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC)
The National Urban and Community Forestry
Advisory Council (NUCFAC) is an organization that supports education, projects, and groups
related to urban and community forestry. NUCFAC offers a variety of cost-sharing opportunities
for projects in three main categories: Research and Technology Development; Education,
Communication and Outreach; Creative and Innovative Projects.
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Research Organizations
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AREA
The Arboriculture Research and Education Academy (AREA) is
established to provide an organization which will encourage
communication and coordination among scientists and educators
working in arboriculture and urban forestry through physical,
biological, ecological and the sociological sciences.
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