Estimating rainforest biomass stocks and carbon loss from deforestation and degradation in Papua New Guinea 1972-2002: Best estimates, uncertainties and research needs

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 995-1001

  Bryan, Jane ^a,b   Shearman, Phil ^b,c   Ash, Julian ^c   Kirkpatrick, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Degradation; Logging; Papua New Guinea; Tropical carbon emissions

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DAMAGE DETECTION; GLOBAL WARMING; TROPICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BEST ESTIMATES; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON LOSS; CARBON STOCKS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FOREST CARBONS; LOGGING; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; TROPICAL CARBON EMISSION; UNCERTAINTY;

DEFORESTATION;

BIOMASS; CARBON EMISSION; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LOGGING (TIMBER); RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; DEFORESTATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; LOGGING; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOIL DEGRADATION; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 77949330372     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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