[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse gas emissions from soils—A review

C Oertel, J Matschullat, K Zurba, F Zimmermann… - Geochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Soils act as sources and sinks for greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide (CO 2),
methane (CH 4), and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Since both storage and emission capacities may …

Carbon sequestration in turfgrass–soil systems

R Wang, CM Mattox, CL Phillips, AR Kowalewski - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plants are key components of the terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycle. Atmospheric CO2 is
assimilated through photosynthesis and stored in plant biomass and in the soil. The use of …

Environmental co-benefits of urban greening for mitigating heat and carbon emissions

P Li, ZH Wang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban greening has been as a popular and effective strategy for ameliorating urban thermal
environment and air quality. Nevertheless, it remains an outstanding challenge for numerical …

Soil respiration contributes substantially to urban carbon fluxes in the greater Boston area

SM Decina, LR Hutyra, CK Gately, JM Getson… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Urban areas are the dominant source of US fossil fuel carbon dioxide (FFCO 2) emissions.
In the absence of binding international treaties or decisive US federal policy for greenhouse …

Changes in land use driven by urbanization impact nitrogen cycling and the microbial community composition in soils

H Wang, CW Marshall, M Cheng, H Xu, H Li, X Yang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Transition of populations from rural to urban living causes landscape changes and alters the
functionality of soil ecosystems. It is unclear how this urbanization disturbs the microbial …

Global urban reforestation can be an important natural climate solution

HC Teo, Y Zeng, TV Sarira, TK Fung… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The climate mitigation potential of urban nature-based solutions (NBSs) is often perceived
as insignificant and thus overlooked, as cities primarily pursue NBSs for local ecosystem …

Variability of soil organic carbon stocks and soil CO2 efflux across urban land use and soil cover types

LF Weissert, JA Salmond, L Schwendenmann - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Urban soils are an important soil organic carbon (SOC) store, but soils are also a natural
source of carbon dioxide (CO 2) due to soil CO 2 efflux derived from decomposition and root …

Role of specific plant characteristics on thermal and carbon sequestration properties of living walls in tropical climate

S Charoenkit, S Yiemwattana - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Living walls have the potential to be used as a climate mitigation measure for improving
thermal comfort, reducing building energy consumption, and sequestering carbon …

Lawn mowing frequency and its effects on biogenic and anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions

SB Lerman, AR Contosta - Landscape and urban planning, 2019 - Elsevier
Decision makers in urban areas actively pursue strategies to decrease carbon dioxide (CO
2) emissions and other greenhouse gases. Lawns dominate urban lands in the US and …

Determinants of soil carbon dynamics in urban ecosystems

S Upadhyay, AS Raghubanshi - Urban ecology, 2020 - Elsevier
Urbanization at an unprecedented rate has modified and altered different components (such
as soil, water and air) of an ecosystem. An urban ecosystem is the most heterogeneous …