Land use change and net C flux in Indian forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-108

  Kaul, M ^a   Dadhwal, V K ^b   Mohren, G M J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon emission; Deforestation; Indian forests; IPCC; Land use change

Indexed keywords

C EMISSIONS; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SINKS; DATA SETS; EXPANSION FACTORS; FOREST AREAS; FOREST COVERS; FOREST LANDS; GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES; INDIAN FORESTS; INPUT VARIABLES; IPCC; LAND USE CHANGE; NET CARBON FLUXES; SOURCE LEVELS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITIES; TIME PERIODS; WOOD DENSITIES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PETROLEUM REFINING; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LAND USE;

AFFORESTATION; CARBON FLUX; FOREST COVER; FOREST DYNAMICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; REGENERATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL CARBON;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CRUDE OIL; DATA; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION; FORESTRY; GAS; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LAND USE; LEAKAGE; REFINING; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349141720     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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