Quantification of carbon sequestration in soils following pasture to forest conversion in northwestern Ecuador

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  de Koning, G H J ^a,b   Veldkamp, E ^a   Lopez Ulloa M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Ecuador; Land use change; Pasture; Reforestation; Secondary forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642357688     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gb002099     Document Type: Article

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