Davies, ZG, Dallimer, M, Edmondson, JL et al. (2 more authors) (2013) Identifying potential sources of variability between vegetation carbon storage estimates for urban areas. Environmental Pollution, 183. 133 - 142. ISSN 0269-7491
Abstract
Although urbanisation is a major cause of land-use change worldwide, towns and cities remain relatively understudied ecosystems. Research into urban ecosystem service provision is still an emerging field, yet evidence is accumulating rapidly to suggest that the biological carbon stores in cities are more substantial than previously assumed. However, as more vegetation carbon densities are derived, substantial variability between these estimates is becoming apparent. Here, we review procedural differences evident in the literature, which may be drivers of variation in carbon storage assessments. Additionally, we quantify the impact that some of these different approaches may have when extrapolating carbon figures derived from surveys up to a city-wide scale. To understand how/why carbon stocks vary within and between cities, researchers need to use more uniform methods to estimate stores and relate this quantitatively to standardised 'urbanisation' metrics, in order to facilitate comparisons.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Above-ground; Ecosystem services; Spatial ecology; Urban forest; Urbanisation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield) > Department of Animal and Plant Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2014 12:10 |
Last Modified: | 02 May 2015 10:02 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.005 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.005 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80284 |