Carbon sequestration and environmental effects of afforestation with Pinus radiata D. Don in the Western Cape, South Africa

Climatic Change

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-355

  García Quijano, Juan F ^a   Peters, Jan ^b   Cockx, Liesbet ^b   Van Wyk, Gerrit ^c   Rosanov, Andrei ^c   Deckmyn, Gaby ^d   Ceulemans, Reinhart ^d   Ward, Shane M ^e   Holden, Nicholas M ^e   Van Orshoven, Jos ^a   Muys, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; WATER STATUS;

FORESTRY;

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; GROWTH RATE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LAND USE CHANGE; PLANTATION; WATER BUDGET;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CHELATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTATION; PINUS RADIATA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 34447106531     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9204-5     Document Type: Article

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