Carbon storage and sequestration by urban forests in Shenyang, China

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-128

  Liu, Changfu ^a   Li, Xiaoma ^a,b  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon density; Carbon emission; Carbon sequestration rate; Ecosystem service; Globe warming; Urban ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FIELD SURVEY; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; QUICKBIRD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN FORESTRY;

CHINA; LIAONING; SHENYANG;

EID: 84859485654     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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