Regulating Ecosystem Services of forests in ten Italian Metropolitan Cities: Air quality improvement by PM10 and O3 removal

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 67, Issue , 2016, Pages 425-440

  Manes, F ^a   Marando, F ^a   Capotorti, G ^a   Blasi, C ^a   Salvatori, E ^a   Fusaro, L ^a   Ciancarella, L ^b   Mircea, M ^b   Marchetti, M ^c   Chirici, G ^d   Munafo M ^e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution removal; Ecosystem Services; Green Infrastructures; Monetary valuation; Urban forests

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR PURIFICATION; AIR QUALITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; POLLUTION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; MONETARY VALUATIONS; POLLUTION REMOVAL; URBAN FORESTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AIR QUALITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GIS; LEAF AREA INDEX; METROPOLITAN AREA; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERIURBAN AREA; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; URBAN FORESTRY; VEGETATION;

ITALY;

EID: 84961841547     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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