Allometric equations for estimating biomass in agricultural landscapes: I. Aboveground biomass

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 158, Issue , 2012, Pages 216-224

  Kuyah, Shem ^a,b   Dietz, Johannes ^a   Muthuri, Catherine ^a,b   Jamnadass, Ramni ^a   Mwangi, Peter ^b   Coe, Richard ^a   Neufeldt, Henry ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Agricultural mosaics; Allometric equation; Carbon stocks; Western Kenya

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROFORESTRY; ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE; TREE;

KENYA;

EID: 84863858545     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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