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Carbon dioxide fluxes from Tifway bermudagrass: early results
David L Cotten1,2, G Zhang1, M Y Leclerc3
1Laboratory for Environmental Physics, The University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA, 30223-1797, USA.
Abstract:
This paper reports for the first time preliminary data on carbon uptake of warm-season turfgrass at a well-managed sod farm in south central Georgia. It examines the changes in carbon uptake from one of the most widely used warm-season turfgrass cultivars in the world, Tifway Bermudagrass. It elucidates the role of canopy density and light avalaibility on the net carbon uptake using the eddy-covariance technique. Preliminary evidence suggests that turfgrass is effective at sequestering carbon dioxide during the summer months even when the canopy is being reestablished following a grass harvest.
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