Biomass growth rate of trees from cameroon based on 14C analysis and growth models

Radiocarbon

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 885-893

  Tandoh, J B ^a   Marzaioli, F ^a,b   Battipaglia, G ^a   Capano, M ^a,b   Castaldi, S ^a   Lasserre, B ^c   Marchetti, M ^c   Passariello, I ^a   Terrasi, F ^a   Valentini, R ^d  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b INNOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Growth rates; Trees

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; PHYTOMASS; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TREE RING; TROPICAL FOREST;

CAMEROON;

ENTANDROPHRAGMA CYLINDRICUM; ERYTHROPHLEUM SUAVEOLENS; TRIPLOCHITON SCLEROXYLON;

EID: 84884409692     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16243     Document Type: Article

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