Above- and belowground carbon stocks in a miombo woodland landscape of mozambique

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 423-432

  Ryan, Casey M ^a   Williams, Mathew ^a   Grace, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon stocks; Miombo; Nhambita; Root; Soil; Stem

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DIAMETER; LAND USE CHANGE; PHYTOMASS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SAPLING; SAVANNA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL TEXTURE; WOODLAND;

MOZAMBIQUE;

ELEPHANTIDAE;

EID: 79957588617     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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