Carbon sequestration in turfed landscapes: A review

Carbon Sequestration in Urban Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 197-213

  Guertal, E A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon accumulation; Lawn; Thatch; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMISTRY; NONMETALS;

C SEQUESTRATION; CARBON ACCUMULATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAWN; N FERTILIZATION; THATCH; TURFGRASS; TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

EID: 84878246403     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2366-5_10     Document Type: Chapter

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