Biomass carbon sequestration by planted forests in China

Chinese Geographical Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-297

  Xu, Xinliang ^a   Li, Kerang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon density; Carbon sequestration; Carbon storage; Forest inventory; Planted forest

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST INVENTORY; REFORESTATION;

CHINA;

EID: 77954586696     PISSN: 10020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11769-010-0401-9     Document Type: Article

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