Private residential urban forest structure and carbon storage in a moderate-sized urban area in the Midwest, United States

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 454-463

  Schmitt Harsh, Mikaela ^a   Mincey, Sarah K ^a   Patterson, Matt ^b   Fischer, Burnell C ^a   Evans, Tom P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Parcel development age; Size class distribution; Tree diversity; Urban forest management

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; PRIVATE SECTOR; RESIDENT POPULATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY; URBANIZATION;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888038305     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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