Changes in terrestrial carbon storage in the United States. I : The roles of agriculture and forestry

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-144

  Houghton, R A ^a   Hackler, J L ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Carbon emissions; Carbon sink; Carbon storage; Forestry; Land use change; Soil carbon; Terrestrial ecosystems; United states

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON SINK; FORESTRY; LAND USE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033915367     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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