A model of greenhouse gas emissions from the management of turf on two golf courses

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5137-5147

  Bartlett, Mark D ^a   James, Iain T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; CO 2e; Grassland; Greenhouse gas; Sports surfaces; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ERRATUM; FOREST; GRASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SPORT; TREE; TURFGRASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FERTILIZERS; GOLF; GREAT BRITAIN; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN; POACEAE; TREES;

POACEAE;

EID: 80053456915     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.07.054     Document Type: Erratum

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