A comparison of the growth and cooling effectiveness of five commonly planted urban tree species

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 371-389

  Rahman, M A ^a   Armson, D ^a   Ennos, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooling effectiveness; Evapotranspiration; Growth; Leaf area index (LAI); Stomatal conductivity; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939878221     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-014-0407-7     Document Type: Article

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