Carbon dioxide fluxes from Tifway bermudagrass: early results.
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.
Laboratory for Environmental Physics, The University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA, 30223-1797, USA.|Center for Geospatial Research, Geography, The University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA, 30602-5026, USA.
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Laboratory for Environmental Physics, The University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA, 30223-1797, USA.
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Laboratory for Environmental Physics, The University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA, 30223-1797, USA. mleclerc@uga.edu.
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Leclerc
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, The University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA, 30223-1797, USA.
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Raymer
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, The University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment Street, Griffin, GA, 30223-1797, USA.
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Steketee
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D057965:Carbon Sequestration; D005845:Georgia; D006109:Poaceae; D012621:Seasons; D012987:Soil; D013696:Temperature
D012987:Soil; D002245:Carbon Dioxide
Carbon flux; Eddy covariance; Sod farm; Turfgrass