Carbon sequestration potential in urban soils

Carbon Sequestration in Urban Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 173-196

  Brown, Sally ^a   Miltner, Eric ^b   Cogger, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Compost; Land use; Organic residuals; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; COMPOSTING; DIGITAL STORAGE; LAND USE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL; ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; GREEN SPACE IN URBAN AREAS; INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC RESIDUALS; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS; TURFGRASS;

SOILS;

EID: 84949478035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2366-5_9     Document Type: Chapter

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