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Table 22 Compensation of urban forests for each native species, considering a 4 × 4 m foliage area

From: From the “Green Station” to the “Blue Station”: the role of the renovation of railway stations in the ecological transition of cities. Calculation model and possible measures for mitigation and compensation of impacts.

Tree species

Captured CO2 kg/pc

Total trees needed

Acer campestre

2720

84,532

Fraxinus ornus

2392

96,123

Gingko biloba

4056

56,688

Morus alba

2392

96,123

Quercus cerris

4000

57,481

Tilia platyphyllos

4056

56,688

Ulmus minor

4056

56,688

Mean

3382

72,046

Required urban forest area

1,152,737

m2

115

ha