Carbon emission and sequestration of urban turfgrass systems in Hong Kong

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 473-474, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-138

  Kong, Ling ^a   Shi, Zhengjun ^b   Chu, L M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Shenzhen Academy of Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon balance; Maintenance management; Soil; Turfgrass; Urban greenery

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; MAINTENANCE; SOILS;

CARBON BALANCE; MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT; MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES; MANAGEMENT PATTERN; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRES; TURFGRASS; URBAN GREENERY;

CARBON;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOTPRINT; METROPOLITAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXHAUST GAS; HONG KONG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SOIL PROPERTY; TURFGRASS; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

POACEAE;

CARBON BALANCE; MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT; SOIL; TURFGRASS; URBAN GREENERY;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HONG KONG; POACEAE; SOIL;

EID: 84890873348     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.012     Document Type: Article

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