Carbon density and accumulation in woody species of tropical dry forest in India

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1576-1588

  Chaturvedi, R K ^a   Raghubanshi, A S ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon accumulation rate; Carbon density; Kyoto protocol; Soil moisture content; Tropical deciduous forest; Wood specific gravity

Indexed keywords

CARBON ACCUMULATION; CARBON DENSITY; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; DRY FORESTS; HIGH POTENTIAL; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MAXIMUM VALUES; MINIMUM VALUE; OLD-GROWTH; OLD-GROWTH TREES; STOCKING DENSITY; TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST; TROPICAL DRY FOREST; WOODY SPECIES;

DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; FIRE PROTECTION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFORESTATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

ECOLOGY;

AFFORESTATION; BIOACCUMULATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEFORESTATION; DRY FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TROPICAL FOREST;

ACCUMULATION; CARBON; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; EMISSION; EXTRACTIVES; FIRE PROTECTION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SOIL; TROPICS;

INDIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA CATECHU; BUCHANANIA LANZAN; HARDWICKIA BINATA; SHOREA ROBUSTA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 80051804175     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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