Estimating carbon in savanna ecosystems: Rational distribution of effort

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 579-604

  Wise, Russell M ^a   von Maltitz, Graham P ^a   Scholes, Robert J Bob ^a   Elphinstone, Chris ^a   Koen, Renee ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clean development mechanism; Economic analysis; Land C sink; Optimal sampling; Savanna; Sequestration; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960040984     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-009-9185-6     Document Type: Article

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