A cost-efficient method to assess carbon stocks in tropical peat soil

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4477-4485

  Warren, M W ^a   Kauffman, J B ^b,c   Murdiyarso, D ^c,d   Anshari, G ^e   Hergoualc'H, K ^c   Kurnianto, S ^c,f   Purbopuspito, J ^c   Gusmayanti, E ^e   Afifudin, M ^e   Rahajoe, J ^g   Alhamd, L ^g   Limin, S ^h   Iswandi, A ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^d BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^e TANJUNGPURA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PALANGKA RAYA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; LABORATORY METHOD; PEAT SOIL; PEATLAND; SOIL CARBON; SOIL TEXTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TROPICAL SOIL;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84869426191     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-4477-2012     Document Type: Article

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