Northern Research Station 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200 Newtown
Square, PA 19073 (610) 557-4132 TTY/TDD Title: Carbon stocks in
urban forest remnants: Atlanta and Baltimore as case studies.
Chapter 5. Author: Yesilonis, Ian D.; Pouyat, Richard V.
Publication: Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer: 103-120. Key
Words: urban, forest, carbon, land use, management Abstract:
Urban environments influence carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles
of forest ecosystems by altering plant biomass, litter mass and
chemistry, passive and active pools of C and N, and the
occurrence and activity of decomposer organisms. It is difficult
to determine the net effect of C storage due to the number of
environmental factors exerting stress on urban forests. Using a
conceptual model to synthesize results from gradient studies of
forest patches in metropolitan areas, we attempt to explain the
mechanisms affecting C cycling. We also assess the relative
importance of C accumulation in urban remnant forests with
respect to other land uses previously