Carbon in the vegetation and soils of Great Britain

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-433

  Milne, R ^a   Brown, T A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Forest; Great Britain; Land use; Plant; Soil; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PEAT; SOILS; VEGETATION;

1KM RESOLUTION; CARBON STORAGE; ENGLAND AND WALES; FOREST; GREAT BRITAIN; LAND AREAS; PLANT; SCOTLAND; SOIL CARBON; TOTAL AMOUNT OF CARBONS;

LAND USE;

CARBON;

ARTICLE; FOREST; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETATION;

CARBON STORAGE; FCCC; INVENTORY; SOIL CARBON; VEGETATION;

UK;

EID: 0031107060     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1995.0118     Document Type: Article

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