Plant crown traits and carbon sequestration capability by Platanus hybrida Brot. in Rome

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 282-286

  Gratani, Loretta ^a   Varone, Laura ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

CO2 concentration; CO2 sequestration; Platanus hybrida; Urban area

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PLATANUS HYBRIDA; TRAFFIC DENSITY; URBAN AREAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CORRELATION; GREENSPACE; LEAF AREA INDEX; POLLUTION CONTROL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TREE PLANTING; URBAN POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PLATANUS X ACERIFOLIA;

EID: 34250018777     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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