Modeling carbon sequestration in afforestation, agroforestry and forest management projects: The CO2FIX V.2 approach

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 177-199

  Masera, Omar R ^a   Garza Caligaris, J F ^a   Kanninen, M ^b,g   Karjalainen, T ^f   Liski, J ^c,h   Nabuurs, G J ^d   Pussinen, A ^c   De Jong, B H J ^e   Mohren, G M J ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^c EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^f FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Agroforestry; Carbon sequestration; Forest management; Forests; Kyoto Protocol; Model

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AGROFORESTRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038517109     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00419-2     Document Type: Article

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