Implications of climate change for forests, vegetation and carbon in Australia

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 40, Issue , 2010, Pages 141-152

  Singh, Sharan ^a   Davey, Stuart ^a   Cole, Michael ^b  

^a BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^b Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Fire; Forests; Pests; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE MODELS; DEFORESTATION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORMS; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; FORESTS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; PESTS; REALISTIC EVALUATIONS; RISING TEMPERATURES; SILVICULTURAL PRACTICES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; DISEASE CONTROL; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; PEST CONTROL; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

DEFORESTATION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FORESTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PESTS; PLANTS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955440077     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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