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| Web URL(s): | http://sportsturfonline.com/2011/04/05/how-sports-turf-helps-reduce-the-carbon-footprint/4531/
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Notes: Variant title of "How sports turf helps reduce the carbon footprint"
http://sturf.lib.msu.edu/article/2011apr8b.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Harrison, Chris |
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| Author Affiliation: | Freelance Writer, Turf and Agriculture |
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| Title: | CO2: How sports turf helps reduce the carbon footprint |
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| Section: | Field science
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| Source: | SportsTurf. Vol. 27, No. 4, April 2011, p. 8, 10, 12. |
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| Publishing Information: | Van Nuys, CA: Gold Trade Publications |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Carbon cycle; Carbon dioxide exchange rate; Carbon footprint; Carbon sequestration; Emissions; Environmental protection; Global warming; Golf courses; Organic matter
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses potential ways in which sports turf might reduce the earth's carbon footprint, citing research conducted by Colorado State University (CSU). Reports that "undisturbed turf will lock up one metric ton of carbon per hectare per year." Defines carbon sequestration as "the long-term storage of carbon dioxide," and mentions that further research might be conducted to "establish models for determining carbon sequestration." Notes that the CSU research focuses heavily on golf courses because "[while] the size of a typical 18-hole golf facility...[is] 150-200 acres total...a typical soccer or football field is about one acre in size." Describes the methods and data used during the study, reporting that "the most rapid increase [in carbon sequestration rates] occurred during the first 25-30 years after turfgrass establishment." Highlights the soil carbon cycle, noting that organic matter "includes many fine root hairs, where much of the CO2 exchange from the plant to the soil occurs." Concludes that carbon sequestration "[is] only one side of the equation...The other side is carbon emissions." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Carbon sequestration of turf |
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| Note: | Partial reprint appears in Turfgrass Producers International E-Newsletter, 4(5) May 2011, p. 7-8
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Harrison, C. 2011. CO2: How sports turf helps reduce the carbon footprint. SportsTurf. 27(4):p. 8, 10, 12. |
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http://sportsturfonline.com/2011/04/05/how-sports-turf-helps-reduce-the-carbon-footprint/4531/
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Notes: Variant title of "How sports turf helps reduce the carbon footprint"
http://sturf.lib.msu.edu/article/2011apr8b.pdf
Last checked: 06/02/2011
Requires: PDF Reader |
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