Analyzing the efficacy of subtropical urban forests in offsetting carbon emissions from cities

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 362-372

  Escobedo, Francisco ^a   Varela, Sebastian ^a   Zhao, Min ^b   Wagner, John E ^c   Zipperer, Wayne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide reduction; Climate change; Florida; Ordinary kriging; Urban tree plantings

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANGROVE; OAK; PINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 77954459880     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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