Impacts of selective harvest on the carbon sequestration potential in Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) plantations

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-18

  Kuehl, Y ^a   Li, Y ^a   Henley, G ^b  

^a International Network for Bamboo and Rattan China   (China)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Biomass modelling; Carbon sequestration; Climate change mitigation; Harvested wood products; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MODELING; PLANTATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; WOOD;

BAMBUSA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; PHYLLOSTACHYS; PHYLLOSTACHYS PUBESCENS;

EID: 84876755850     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2013.773652     Document Type: Article

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