Managing urban forests in a changing climate: A case study of the Southern University Baton Rouge campus

o determine the structure and composition and estimate the ecosystem services of trees located on the Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge Campus, a complete tree inventory was conducted in accordance with the USDA Forest Service and partners' I-Tree Eco complete inventory methodology and processed by its proprietary model. Results were paired with a 500 point I-Tree Canopy run to estimate canopy cover and an I-Tree Species report to strategically prioritize ecosystem services in present and projected climate scenarios. Study documented 1,734 trees and identified 44 species. The I-Tree model valued the 1,734 trees at...