An assessment of changes in biomass carbon stocks in tree crops and forests in Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-296

  Henson, I E ^a,b  

^a Malaysia Palm Oil Board ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Malaysia Palm Oil Board   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbon emission; Cocoa; Coconut; Forest; Oil palm; Rubber

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CROPS; FORESTRY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RUBBER;

CARBON EMISSION; COCOA; COCONUT; FOREST EMISSION; OIL PALM;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ELAEIS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 27544432409     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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