Growing trees to sequester carbon in the UK: Answers to some common questions

Forestry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-247

  Cannell, M G R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LITERATURE REVIEW;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032848341     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/72.3.237     Document Type: Article

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