Strategy for implementing silvicultural practices in Japanese plantation forests to meet a carbon sequestration goal

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-146

  Hiroshima, Takuya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon; First commitment period; Kyoto Protocol; Plantation forest; Silvicultural practice

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOILS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATERSHEDS;

IDENTIFICATION RULES; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PLANTATION FORESTS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; SILVICULTURE; SOIL; WATER SHEDS;

EID: 18544363295     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-003-0070-y     Document Type: Article

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