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  Duinker, P., Messier, C., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Mavoa, S., & Bauhus, J. (2026). Limitations of quantified rules in urban forestry. Landscape and Urban Planning, 268, 105569.

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  Nevers, C., Carmeliet, J., Kubilay, A., & Derome, D. (2026). Heat Exposure and Cooling Efficiency of Trees in a Tropical Hot-Humid Neighborhood with a Park. Sustainable Cities and Society, 137, 107122.

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  Nicol, M., St-Denis, A., Belbahar, R. M., Maure, F., Gascon-Afriat, A., Messier, C., & Meurs, M. J. (2026). SylvCiT-An AI-based support to urban forest resilience. PloS one, 21(2), e0339173.

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  Nevers, C., Carmeliet, J., Kubilay, A., & Derome, D. (2025). Clustering-based characterization of urban microclimate zones using CFD derived time-series data. Urban Climate, 64, 102719.

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  Russo, A., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., St-Denis, A., & Tjoelker, M. G. (2025). Native vs. Non-Native Plants: Public Preferences, Ecosystem Services, and Conservation Strategies for Climate-Resilient Urban Green Spaces. Land, 14(5), 954.

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  Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R., Calfapietra, C., Cariñanos, P., Dobbs, C., Eleuterio, A. A., …, Messier, C., … & Tjoelker, M. G. (2025). Barriers and opportunities for resilient and sustainable urban forests. Nature cities, 2(4), 290-298.

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  Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R. V., Lenoir, J., Barradas, V. L., Beaumont, L. J., Calfapietra, C., …, Messier, C., … & Tjoelker, M. G. (2025). Urban heat in global cities and the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating future climate risks. Environmental Research: Climate, 4(2), 023001.

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  Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Sharmin, M., Rodriguez, D. E., Messier, C., Svenning, J. C., Moore, S., & Tjoelker, M. G. (2025). Socio-economic factors, climate, and people’s behaviours determine urban tree health. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 107, 128801

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  Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Gallagher, R. V., Russo, A., Power, S. A., Calaza-Martínez, P., Lourenço, T. C., Messier, C., …, St-Denis, A., … & Tjoelker, M. G. (2025). Global trends in urban forest irrigation: Environmental influences, challenges and opportunities for sustainable practices across 109 cities worldwide. Sustainable Cities and Society, 106510.

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  Esperon-Rodriguez, M., St-Denis, A., Messier, C., Gallagher, R. V., Tjoelker, M. G., & Messier, C. (2025). An integrative urban tree risk index as a novel framework for risk assessment: A case study of Montreal, Canada. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129025.

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  Esperon‐Rodriguez, M., Arndt, S., Asibey, M. O., Augustinus, B. A., Bach, A., Ballinas, M., …, Messier, C., …, St-Denis, A., … & Tjoelker, M. G. (2025). Urban forests as essential infrastructure for climate resilience and biodiversity: A call to policymakers. Plants, people, planet.

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  Montalban, K., Moszkowicz, T., St-Denis, A., Messier, C., & Béland, M. (2025). Exploring the impact of ice storm on urban forests and branch fall using mobile LiDAR. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129223.

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  Nevers, C., Carmeliet, J., Strebel, D., Wood, S., Kubilay, A., & Derome, D. (2025). Understanding cooling potential of urban trees in a typical North America neighborhood. Building and Environment, 282, 113303

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  Martínez-Villa, J. A., Paquette, A., Feeley, K. J., Morales-Morales, P. A., Messier, C., & Durán, S. M. (2024). Changes in morphological and physiological traits of urban trees in response to elevated temperatures within an Urban Heat Island. Tree physiology, 44(12), tpae145.

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  Ordóñez, C., Jain, A., Heppner, M., St-Denis, A., Boyer, D., Lane, J., Edwards, C., Duinker, P.N. & Conway, T. (2024). Gaps in the implementation of urban forest management plans across Canadian cities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 251, 105168.

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  Ordóñez, C., St-Denis, A., Jung, J., Bassett, C.G. Delagrange, S., Duinker, P.N. & Conway, T. (2024). A content analysis of urban forest management plans in Canada: Changes in social-ecological objectives over time. Landscape and Urban Planning, 251, 105154.

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  Rodriguez, A., Lecigne, B., Wood, S., Carmeliet, J., Kubilay, A., & Derome, D. (2024). Optimal representation of tree foliage for local urban climate modeling. Sustainable Cities and Society, 115, 105857.

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  Nevers, C., Kubilay, A., Carmeliet, J., & Derome, D. (2024). CFD simulation of the wind flow under lift-up buildings using a porous approach. Building and Environment, 263, 111867

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  Carol-Aristizabal, M., Dupras, J., Messier, C., & Sousa-Silva, R. (2024). Which Tree Species Best Withstand Urban Stressors? Ask the Experts. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry.  50(1): 57-75

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  St-Denis, A., Maure, F., Belbahar, R., Delagrange, S., Handa, T., Kneeshaw, D., Paquette, A., Nicol, M., Meurs, M. J., & Messier, C. (2024). An Urban Forest Diversification Software to Improve Resilience to Global Change. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 50(1), 76–91.

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  Lecigne, B., Delagrange, S., Lauri, P. É., & Messier, C. (2022). Trimming influences tree light interception and space exploration: contrasted responses of two cultivars of Fraxinus pennsylvanica at various scales of their architecture. Trees, 36(3), 1067-1083.

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  Follett, M., Lecigne, B, Detter, A., Gocke, L & Messier, C. (2022). Block or Rings? An Investigation into the Efficacy of Introducing Friction at the Anchor Point. Arborist News, 31(1), 52-56. (Publication technique)

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  Follett, M., Lecigne, B, Detter, A., Gocke, L & Messier, C. (2022). Negative Rigging Operations: reducing Stem Stress through the Use of Damping. Arborist News, 31(3), 22-26. (Publication technique)

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  Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Ordoñez, C., van Doorn, N.S., Hirons, A. & Messier, C. (2022) Using climate analogues and vulnerability metrics to inform urban tree species selection in a changing climate: The case for Canadian cities. Landscape and Urban Planning. 228: 104578

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  Lecigne, B., Delagrange, S., & Taugourdeau, O. (2021). Annual shoot segmentation and physiological age classification from TLS data in trees with acrotonic growth. Forests, 12(4), 391.

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  Ramirez, J.A., Vitali, V., Martínez-Vilalta, J., Handa, I.T. & Messier, C. (2021) Reserve Accumulation Is Prioritized Over Growth Following Single or Combined Injuries in Three Common North American Urban Tree Species. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12.

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  Perrette, G., Delagrange, S., Ramirez, J.A. & Messier, C. (2021) Optimizing reduction pruning under electrical lines: The influence of tree vitality before pruning on traumatic responses. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 63: 127139

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  Paquette, A., Sousa-Silva, R., Maure, F., Cameron, E., Belluau, M. & Messier, C. (2021) Praise for diversity: A functional approach to reduce risks in urban forests. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 228: 104578

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  Francoeur, X.W., Dagenais, D., Paquette, A., Dupras, J. & Messier, C. (2021) Complexifying the urban lawn improves heat mitigation and arthropod biodiversity. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 60: 127007

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  Belluau, M., Vitali, V., Parker, W.C., Paquette, A. & Messier, C. (2021). Overyielding in young tree communities does not support the stress‐gradient hypothesis and is favoured by functional diversity and higher water availability. Journal of Ecology. 109(4): 1790-1803 

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