Organic carbon stocks in new zealand’s terrestrialecosystems

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 315-335

  Tate, K R ^a   Giltrap, D J ^b   Claydon, J J ^c   Newsome, P F ^a   Atkinson, I A E ^d   Taylor, M D ^c   Lee, R ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Small Office Systems   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d Ecological Research Associates of New Zealand Inc   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon; Forests; Inventory; New Zealand; Soils; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CARBON STOCK; SOIL; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031390712     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9517541     Document Type: Article

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