Biomass carbon sinks in Japanese forests: 1966-2012

Forestry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-115

  Sasaki, Nophea ^a,b   Kim, Sophanarith ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; FOREST MANAGEMENT; KYOTO PROTOCOL; PLANTATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 59849091582     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpn049     Document Type: Article

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