Carbon budget alteration due to landcover-landuse change in wetlands: The case of afforestation in the Lower Delta of the Paraná River marshes (Argentina)

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 378-386

  Vicari, Ricardo ^a   Kandus, Patricia ^a   Pratolongo, Paula ^a   Burghi, Mariana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbon budget; Climate change; Drainage; Emission; Forestry; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ARGENTINA; CARBON BUDGETS; DIGITAL CLASSIFICATION; DOMINANT SPECIES; FRESHWATER MARSHES; LANDSAT IMAGERY; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL SCALE; SALICACEAE; SCHOENOPLECTUS CALIFORNICUS; SCIRPUS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; STUDY AREAS;

AGRICULTURE; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ORGANIC CARBON; REFORESTATION;

WETLANDS;

FRESH WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AFFORESTATION; CARBON BUDGET; CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; GEOACCUMULATION; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; MARSH; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOMASS; PLANTATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AFFORESTATION; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BUDGET; CARBON BUDGET; LAND BIOME; LAND USE; MARSH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVER; SPECIES; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ARGENTINA; CARBON; COST CONTROL; DRAINAGE; EMISSION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; WETLANDS;

ARGENTINA; PARANA RIVER;

SALICACEAE; SALIX BABYLONICA; SCHOENOPLECTUS CALIFORNICUS; SCIRPUS;

EID: 84860417305     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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