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J Environ Sci (China)

Title:		"Biogenic VOCs emission inventory development of temperate grassland vegetation in Xilin River basin, Inner Mongolia, China"
Author(s):		He NP; Han XG; Sun W; Pan QM;
Address:		"Laboratory of Quantitative Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China"
Journal Title:		J Environ Sci (China)
Year:		2004
Volume:		16
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1024 - 1032
DOI:
ISSN/ISBN:		1001-0742 (Print) 1001-0742 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Given the key role of biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to tropospheric chemistry and regional air quality, it is important to generate accurate VOCs emission inventories. However, only a less fraction of plant species, in temperate grassland of Inner Mongolia, has been characterized by quantitative measurements. A taxonomic methodology, which assigns VOCs measurements to unmeasured species, is an applicable and inexpensive alternation for extensive VOCs emission survey, although data are needed for additional plant families and genera to further validate the taxonomic approach in grassland vegetation. In this experiment, VOCs emission rates of 178 plant species were measured with a portable photoionization detector (PID). The results showed the most of genera and some families have consistent feature of their VOCs emission, especially for isoprene, and provide the basic premise of taxonomic methodology to develop VOCs emission inventories for temperate grassland. Then, the taxonomic methodology was introduced into assigning emission rate to other 96 species, which no measured emission rates available here. A systematical emission inventory of temperate grassland vegetation in Inner Mongolia was provided and further evidence that taxonomy relationship can serve as a useful guide for generalizing the emissions behavior of many, but not all, plant families and genera to grassland vegetation"
Keywords:		China Classification Ecosystem *Environmental Monitoring Organic Chemicals/analysis Poaceae/*classification/physiology Volatilization;
Notes:		"MedlineHe, Nian-Peng Han, Xing-Guo Sun, Wei Pan, Qing-Min eng Netherlands 2005/05/20 J Environ Sci (China). 2004; 16(6):1024-32"