Whole-island carbon stocks in the tropical Pacific: Implications for mangrove conservation and upland restoration

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-96

  Donato, D C ^a,d   Kauffman, J B ^a,e   Mackenzie, R A ^a   Ainsworth, A ^b   Pfleeger, A Z ^c  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Pacific Island Network   (United States)

^c Olympic National Park   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Deforestation; Forest; Land use; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; RESTORATION; SOILS; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

CARBON MARKETS; CARBON STOCKS; CARBON STORAGE; FOREST; FOREST CARBONS; MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATIONS; REGIONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON; TROPICAL FOREST; TROPICAL ISLAND;

DEFORESTATION;

CARBON;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; FINANCIAL PROVISION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MANGROVE; REFORESTATION; SAVANNA; SOIL CARBON; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; LAND USE; SAVANNA; SOIL; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); PALAU; YAP;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84455193592     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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