Old-growth Ficus trees provide soil water and carbon storage to urban greenspaces in a Brazilian metropolis

Old-growth Ficus trees provide soil water and carbon storage to urban greenspaces in a Brazilian metropolis

Urban flooding has been considered one of the most severe natural disasters around the world, and urban greenspaces can provide important flood regulation ecosystem services. In Belo Horizonte (Brazil), the woody vegetation, especially the old-growth Ficus trees, appears to protect an urban park aga...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Fernandes Barros, Rubens do Amaral, Maria Thereza Fonseca, Gabriel Pereira dos Santos, Gisela Barcellos de Souza, Staël de Alvarenga Pereira Costa, Maria Rita Scotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:City and Environment Interactions
Subjects:
Carbon sequestration
Flooding mitigation
Humic acid
Soil organic matter
Soil water holding capacity
Soil water storage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259025202400031X
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