Carbon budget of the Indian forest ecosystem

Climatic Change

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-319

  Haripriya, G S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NSR Nagar Patamata ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; LAND FILL; RECYCLING;

CARBON BUDGET;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SINK; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND FILL;

INDIA;

EID: 0037331912     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021724313715     Document Type: Article

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