Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management (3.102216)
Date: November 8 2021Creator: Cannon, Charles H., Borchetta, Colby, Kua, Chai-Shian, Lowman, Meg, Strijk, Joeri
Type: Article
The 2020 Chicago Region Tree Census: An Interview (3.104322)
Date: July 20 2021Type: Document
Description:Copy of a post from the blog series, When Trees Talk, featuring an interview with Urban Tree Science Leader Chai-Shian Kua about the 2020 Chicago Region Tree Census.
The Red List of US Oaks (3.54127)
Date: 2017Creator: Westwood, Murphy, Jerome, Diana, Beckman Bruns, Emily, Wenzell, Katherine, Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Article
Botanic gardens should lead the way to create a “Garden Earth” in the Anthropocene (3.55419)
Date: 2017Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian, Cannon, Charles H.
Type: Article
Patterns of genomic diversification reflect differences in life history and reproductive biology between figs (Ficus) and the stone oaks (Lithocarpus) (3.55433)
Date: 2017Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian, Cannon, Charles H.
Type: Article
Gaining a global perspective on Fagaceae genomic diversification and adaptation (3.60023)
Date: 2018Creator: Cannon, Charles H., Hipp, Andrew, Deng, Min, Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Article
Building a tree observatory (3.60047)
Date: 2017Creator: Cannon, Charles H., Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Article
Grafting has enormous ex-situ conservation potential (3.86485)
Date: August 25 2020Creator: Cannon, Charles H., Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Document
Description:An eLetter response to the Science article: McCann, M.C. "Chimeric plants--the best of both worlds." Science 369, no. 6504 (2020): 618-619.
This online letter to the editor argues that grafting, a unique property of plant propagation, is an exciting and potentially powerful way to preserve, manage, and explore plant biodiversity.
2020 Tree Census field crew taking measurements (2) (3.90972)
Date: September 14 2020Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Photographic image
Description:2020 Tree Census field crew taking measurements
2020 Tree Census field crew taking measurements (5) (3.90975)
Date: September 14 2020Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Photographic image
Description:2020 Tree Census field crew taking measurements
2020 Tree Census field crew taking measurements (6) (3.90976)
Date: September 14 2020Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Photographic image
Description:2020 Tree Census field crew taking measurements
Early Detection and Rapid Response: Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Monitoring (3.91121)
Date: 2020Type: Video
Description:Leslie Vargas, a student in the 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, giving the presentation "Early Detection and Rapid Response: Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Monitoring" as part of the 2020 REU Symposium.
2020 Chicago Region Tree Census Report (3.92361)
Date: 2021Type: Document
Description:Report of the 2020 Chicago Region Tree Census, which was conducted by by The Morton Arboretum, Davey Resource Group Inc., and the Student Conservation Association.
Chicago Region Tree Census Promotional Video (3.92736)
Date: April 2021Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Description:A promotional video that describes some of the work done by and accomplishments of the Chicago Region Tree Census.
2020 Tree Census sign setup (3.96261)
Date: 2020Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Photographic image
Description:A tree census staff member setting up the sign before the crew start collecting data from the plot
2020 Tree Census field crew taking measurements (3.96262)
Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Photographic image
Description:Tree census crew measuring trees, shrubs, and land use in a dense urban forest plot.
Research assistants Colby Brochetta and Newton Tran installing dendrometer (3.96894)
Date: August 1 2019Creator: Kua, Chai-Shian
Type: Photographic image
Description:Research assistants, Colby Brochetta and Newton Tran installing dendrometer