Carbon sinks and sources in China's forests during 1901-2001

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 524-537

  Wang, S ^a,c   Chen, J M ^a,b   Ju, W M ^b   Feng, X ^a   Chen, M ^b   Chen, P ^a   Yu, G ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Carbon sink; Carbon source; China; Forest

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; FORESTRY;

CARBON CYCLES; CARBON SINK; CARBON SOURCE; CHINA; FOREST; FOREST AGE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MODELING RESULTS; SOURCE AND SINK; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

REMOTE SENSING;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SINK; FOREST; LAND COVER; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DYNAMICS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SOURCE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST STAND; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH STIMULATION; LAND USE; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PLANTATION; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION; SOIL TEXTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34548834182     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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