Carbon accounting rules and guidelines for the United States forest sector

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1518-1524

  Birdsey, Richard A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PLANTATIONS; FOREST CARBON POOLS; FOREST PROTECTION; URBAN FORESTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; URBAN PLANNING;

FORESTRY;

CARBON;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FOREST; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMUS; REGISTRATION; SOIL; TREE; UNITED STATES; WOOD; WOODY STEM;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHY; GUIDELINES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATES; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 33746471707     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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