Carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in urban turf

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Townsend Small, Amy ^a   Czimczik, Claudia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FUELS; IRRIGATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FERTILIZER PRODUCTION; FUEL COMBUSTION; GHG EMISSION; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; TURFGRASS; TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

POACEAE;

EID: 78549239419     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL041675     Document Type: Article

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