Biomass and carbon storage of Eucalyptus and Acacia plantations in the Pearl River Delta, South China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 277, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-97

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Guan, DongSheng ^a   Song, MingWei ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acacia; Biomass and carbon storage; Continuous biomass expansion factor method (BEF method); Eucalyptus; Plantations; Secondary biomass

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; CARBON STORAGE; EUCALYPTUS; EXPANSION FACTORS; PLANTATIONS;

CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST INVENTORY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; STAND DYNAMICS; UNDERSTORY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

ACACIA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84860997158     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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