Rainfall interception of three trees in Oakland, California

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 755-769

  Xiao, Qingfu ^a   McPherson, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrients and metals concentration; Pollutants distribution; Rainfall interception; Urban forest; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON; GINKGO (GENUS); GINKGO BILOBA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA;

EID: 82655172538     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-011-0192-5     Document Type: Article

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