Alexander J. Felson

TL;DR: In this article, a large-scale green infrastructure project that integrates hypothesis-driven experimental research and baseline monitoring with park design, implementation, and maintenance is examined. And the authors recommend strategies to facilitate the inclusion of research ecologists in green infrastructure projects by enhancing the professional cer- tification process, establishing research ecologyologists as consultants, and integrating ecology and design in graduate programs.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined high and low diversity tree and understory planting combinations in permanent experimental forest restoration plots across Manhattan and found that the interactions between soil heterogeneity, plant population dynamics, and forest restoration management strategies drive urban forest ecosystem structure and functioning.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study examines the interplay between designers and professional ecologists working together through the design process, and suggests that facilitating the exchange between design practitioners and ecologists requires a commitment on the part of the designer to provide multiple opportunities for ecological input in the process as well as a more proactive effort to provide input at those stages.

TL;DR: In this article, the impacts of compost amendments, interplanting with shrubs, and tree species composition on soil conditions and associated tree growth in 54 experimental afforestation plots in New York City, USA.