Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
Many of the trees planted on SUNY Geneseo’s campus are for aesthetic purposes, but also provide many benefits to campus. The trees help to avoid stormwater runoff, remove air pollutants, sequester carbon dioxide, and have the ability to host lepidoptera species. iTree Design is a platform that enables investigators to estimate ecosystem services provided by trees on SUNY Geneseo campus, based on their species and size - diameter at breast height (DBH). It also estimates future ecosystem services. In part of an ongoing research project, ten native species and ten non-native species planted on SUNY Geneseo’s campus were measured and identified to be analyzed in iTree. Their total benefits, including ability to avoid stormwater runoff, remove air pollution, sequester carbon dioxide, and host ability for lepidoptera, were calculated for 25 years from present and adjusted to be presented as the unit per centimeter DBH for an accurate comparison of their ecosystem benefits. Many of the native trees, such as the red maple (Acer rubrum), sequesters more carbon dioxide (around 126.6748466 kg/cm DBH in 25 years) compared to the non-native trees, such as the paperbark maple (Acer griseum) (sequesters around 42.43243243 kg/cm DBH in 25 years). The differences in these values for additional native and non-native trees will be assessed. Ecosystem service evaluations can provide additional criteria for evaluating tree species for campus plantings.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Abigail; Lefkowicz, Joshua; and Walz, Nathan, "211 - Evaluating the Differences in Ecosystem Services Provided by Native and Non-Native SUNY Geneseo Trees" (2025). GREAT Day Posters. 61.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2025/posters-2025/61
211 - Evaluating the Differences in Ecosystem Services Provided by Native and Non-Native SUNY Geneseo Trees
Many of the trees planted on SUNY Geneseo’s campus are for aesthetic purposes, but also provide many benefits to campus. The trees help to avoid stormwater runoff, remove air pollutants, sequester carbon dioxide, and have the ability to host lepidoptera species. iTree Design is a platform that enables investigators to estimate ecosystem services provided by trees on SUNY Geneseo campus, based on their species and size - diameter at breast height (DBH). It also estimates future ecosystem services. In part of an ongoing research project, ten native species and ten non-native species planted on SUNY Geneseo’s campus were measured and identified to be analyzed in iTree. Their total benefits, including ability to avoid stormwater runoff, remove air pollution, sequester carbon dioxide, and host ability for lepidoptera, were calculated for 25 years from present and adjusted to be presented as the unit per centimeter DBH for an accurate comparison of their ecosystem benefits. Many of the native trees, such as the red maple (Acer rubrum), sequesters more carbon dioxide (around 126.6748466 kg/cm DBH in 25 years) compared to the non-native trees, such as the paperbark maple (Acer griseum) (sequesters around 42.43243243 kg/cm DBH in 25 years). The differences in these values for additional native and non-native trees will be assessed. Ecosystem service evaluations can provide additional criteria for evaluating tree species for campus plantings.
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