Restore and sequester: Estimating biomass in native Australian woodland ecosystems for their carbon-funded restoration

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 639-652

  Jonson, J H ^a,b   Freudenberger, D ^a  

^a GREENING AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Threshold Environmental   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BASAL AREA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DIAMETER; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST INVENTORY; GROWTH FORM; HABITAT RESTORATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PHYTOMASS; RAINFALL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STEM; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 82155176244     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT11018     Document Type: Article

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