The carbon balance of tropical forest regions, 1990-2005

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 237-244

  Malhi, Yadvinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOREST COVER; TROPICAL FOREST; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

AFRICA; ASIA;

EID: 77957653843     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.08.002     Document Type: Review

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