Residential lawns efflux more carbon dioxide than corn fields, study finds

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 14:46 in Earth & Climate

More carbon dioxide is released from residential lawns than corn fields according to a new study. And much of the difference can likely be attributed to soil temperature. The data suggest that urban heat islands may be working at smaller scales than previously thought.

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