Carbon storage, structure and composition of miombo woodlands in Tanzania's Eastern Arc Mountains

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 332-342

  Shirima, Deo D ^a   Munishi, Pantaleo K T ^a   Lewis, Simon L ^b   Burgess, Neil D ^c,d   Marshall, Andrew R ^e,f   Balmford, Andrew ^c   Swetnam, Ruth D ^c   Zahabu, Eliakimu Mnkondo ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f Flamingo Land Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Composition; Eastern Arc Mountains; Miombo woodland; Structure

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMBUSTION; DIAMETER; DIVERSITY INDEX; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING; SAVANNA;

EASTERN ARC MOUNTAINS; TANZANIA;

EID: 79961026521     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2011.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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