Developing forest sinks in Australia and the United States - A forest owner's prerogative

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 311-317

  Bull, Lyndall ^a   Thompson, Derek ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbon; Forest; Forest owner; Offset; United States

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FOREST; FOREST OWNER; OFFSET; UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY;

AUSTRALIA; CARBON; EMISSION; FORESTS; USA;

EID: 79957564920     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2011.03.005     Document Type: Review

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