Establishment of a planted field with Mediterranean shrubs in Sardinia and its evaluation for climate mitigation and to combat desertification in semi-arid regions

IForest

Volumn 2, Issue JUNE, 2009, Pages 77-84

  de Dato, G D ^a   Loperfido, L ^a   de Angelis, Paolo ^a   Valentini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C stock; Mediterranean shrubland; Restoration

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84861458013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0498-002     Document Type: Article

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