@article{2017, title={INFESTATION OF URBAN TREES BY THE WHITE MISTLETOE (VISCUM ALBUM L.) AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY PROBLEM IN URBAN FORESTRY}, url={https://khg.kname.edu.ua/index.php/khg/article/view/5008}, abstractNote={<p><em>Urban</em><em> </em><em>tree</em><em> </em><em>stands</em><em> </em><em>are</em><em> </em><em>necessary</em><em> </em><em>component</em><em> </em><em>of</em><em> </em><em>the</em><em> </em><em>urban</em><em> </em><em>environment</em><em> </em><em>providing</em><em> </em><em>for</em><em> </em><em>its</em><em> </em><em>overall</em><em> </em><em>safety. Nowadays</em><em>, </em><em>the</em><em> </em><em>tree</em><em> </em><em>health</em><em> </em><em>in</em><em> </em><em>parks</em><em>, </em><em>boulevards</em><em>, </em><em>street</em><em> </em><em>walks</em><em> </em><em>of</em><em> </em><em>Ukrainian</em><em> </em><em>settlements is often compromised. Among</em><em> </em><em>the</em><em> </em><em>factors</em><em> </em><em>negatively</em><em> </em><em>affecting urban tree performance one should mention infestation by the White Mistletoe </em><em>(Viscum album L.). </em><em>We studied this hemi-parasite species’ distribution and biotic associations, as well as tree stand composition and taxonomic diversity on 16 study plots in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 2007-2010 and 2013-2017.</em><em> </em><em>Applying </em><em>modified index of habitat fidelity (after Pesenko, 1982) we found that the most vulnerable to the White Mistletoe infestation tree species in the city of Kharkiv were the Black Poplar, Aspen, Common Apple Tree, White Poplar, Bolle’s Poplar, Mountain Ash, White Willow, Common Ash, Silver Maple, Norway Maple, Box Elder, Balsam Poplar, Black Locust and Common Pear. At the same time these tree species while used in urban horticulture provide for valuable ecosystem services. It is recommended to optimize their usage in urban forestry of the East Forest Steppe natural zone of Ukraine both in terms of tree stands composition and management</em><em>.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>the </em><em>White Mistletoe, urban environment, environmental safety, tree stands, urban forestry</em><em></em></p>}, number={134}, journal={Municipal economy of cities}, author={ and }, year={2017}, month={May}, pages={122–130} }