Comparison of ecosystem C pools in three forests in Spain and Latin America

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 519-523

  García Oliva, Felipe ^a   Hernández, Guillermina ^b   Gallardo Lancho, Juan F ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA   (Cuba)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cuba; Mexico; Soil organic C; Spain

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SOIL STABILIZATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREATER ANTILLES; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33746890807     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2006034     Document Type: Article

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