Subtropical plantations are large carbon sinks: Evidence from two monoculture plantations in South China

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1214-1225

  Chen, Dima ^a   Zhang, Chenlu ^a   Wu, Jianping ^a   Zhou, Lixia ^a   Lin, Yongbiao ^a   Fu, Shenglei ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Net ecosystem productivity (NEP); Plantation; Soil CO2 flux; Tree girdling; Trenching

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMISSION CONTROL; EVERGREEN TREE; FOSSIL FUEL; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

CHINA;

ACACIA; ACACIA CRASSICARPA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA;

EID: 79959595995     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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