Forest carbon stocks and fluxes in physiographic zones of India

Carbon Balance and Management

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sheikh, Mehraj A ^a   Kumar, Munesh ^a   Bussman, Rainer W ^b   Todaria, NP ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOREST COVER; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; PHYTOMASS;

BRAZIL; CHINA; INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84155191005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-0680-6-15     Document Type: Article

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