Determination of carbon sequestration rate in soil of a mangrove forest in Campeche, Mexico

WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 54-64

  Ceron Breton J G ^a   Ceron Breton R M ^a   Rangel marron M M ^a   Muriel Garcia M ^a   Cordova Quiroz, A V ^a   Estrella Cahuich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL CARMEN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Campeche; Carbon sequestration potential; Carbon sinks; Mangrove forest; M xico; T rminos Lagoon; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; GRAVIMETRY; MANGROVE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTECTED AREA; SALINITY; SOIL TEXTURE; SWAMP FOREST; WETLAND;

CAMPECHE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; TERMINOS LAGOON;

RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 79958742178     PISSN: 17905079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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