A meta-analysis on the impacts of partial cutting on forest structure and carbon storage

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3691-3703

  Zhou, D ^a   Zhao, S Q ^a   Liu, S ^b   Oeding, J ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FLOOR; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GROWTH RATE; META-ANALYSIS; VOLUME;

EID: 84882386626     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3691-2013     Document Type: Article

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