Tradeoffs between soil, water, and carbon - A national scale analysis from New Zealand

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-131

  Dymond, John R ^a   Ausseil, Anne Gaelle E ^a   Ekanayake, Jagath C ^b   Kirschbaum, Miko U F ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Carbon sequestration; Co benefits; Ecosystem services; Soil erosion; Water yield

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FLOODS; IRRIGATION; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; SOILS; WATER;

AFFORESTATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COBENEFITS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; IRRIGATION WATERS; NEW ZEALAND; RADIATA; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER; WATER YIELD;

EROSION;

CARBON; WATER;

AFFORESTATION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EROSION CONTROL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRESHWATER; IRRIGATION; MASS MOVEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CARBON SINK; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE; FLOODING; FOREST; GRASSLAND; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PINE; PLANT GROWTH; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 80855139437     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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