Mapping and modeling the biogeochemical cycling of turf grasses in the United States

Environmental Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 426-438

  Milesi, Cristina ^a   Running, Steven W ^a   Elvidge, Christopher D ^b   Dietz, John B ^c   Tuttle, Benjamin T ^d   Nemani, Ramakrishna R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BIOME BGC; Carbon budget; Carbon sequestration potential; Impervious surface area; Turf grasses; Water use

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; IRRIGATION; WATER RESOURCES;

BIOME-BGC; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL; IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA; TURF-GRASSES; WATER USE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GRASS; MAPPING; MODELING;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FERTILIZATION; GRASS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PLANT GROWTH; PRESSURE; PROCESS MODEL; RECYCLING; SEASON; TRANSPORT KINETICS; TURFGRASS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POACEAE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; PLANTS; WATER RESOURCES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 26244446833     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0316-2     Document Type: Article

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