Carbon storage by carex stricta tussocks: A restorable ecosystem service?

Wetlands

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 483-493

  Lawrence, Beth A ^a,b   Zedler, Joy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C stocks; Illinois; Restoration; Sedge meadow; Tussock age; Wetland; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HERB; MEADOW; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

CAREX STRICTA;

EID: 84877737321     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-013-0405-1     Document Type: Article

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