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Measuring multi-scale urban forest carbon flux dynamics using an integrated eddy covariance technique
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Zhang, Kaidi
Gong, Yuan
Escobedo, Francisco J.
Bracho, Rosvel
Zhang, Xinzhong
Zhao, Min
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2019
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MDPI AG
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The multi-scale carbon-carbon dioxide (C-CO2) dynamics of subtropical urban forests and other green and grey infrastructure types were explored in an urbanized campus near Shanghai, China. We integrated eddy covariance (EC) C-CO2 flux measurements and the Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon footprint tool to analyze C-CO2 dynamics at the landscape-scale as well as in local-scale urban forest patches during one year. The approach measured the C-CO2 flux from different contributing areas depending on wind directions and atmospheric stability. Although the study landscape was a net carbon source (2.98 Mg C ha-1 yr-1), we found the mean CO2 flux in urban forest patches was -1.32 ?mol m-2s-1, indicating that these patches function as a carbon sink with an annual carbon balance of -5.00 Mg C ha-1. These results indicate that urban forest patches and vegetation (i.e., green infrastructure) composition can be designed to maximize the sequestration of CO2. This novel integrated modeling approach can be used to facilitate the study of the multi-scale effects of urban forests and green infrastructure on CO2 and to establish low-carbon emitting planning and planting designs in the subtropics. © 2019 by the authors.
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Carbon balance , Carbon dioxide , Carbon flux , Carbon sink , Eddy covariance , Flux measurement , Infrastructure , Integrated approach , Subtropical region , Urban ecosystem , Urban forestry , China , Shanghai , Art footprint tool , Carbon dioxide offsets , Green infrastructure , Nature-based solutions , Urban ecosystems
