What do we need to assess the sustainability of the tidal salt marsh carbon sink?

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-31

  Chmura, Gail L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; COASTAL COMMUNITIES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ELEVATION MODELS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INTERTIDAL SYSTEMS; INTERTIDAL ZONES; VERTICAL ACCURACY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; FORESTRY; OPTICAL RADAR; RESTORATION; SEA LEVEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNDERWATER SOILS;

WETLANDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; FLOODING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIDAR; SALTMARSH; SATELLITE DATA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY; SWAMP; TROPICAL FOREST; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; FORESTRY; RADAR; RESTORATION; SOIL; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WETLANDS;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84884210698     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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