Biomass Accumulation and Carbon Sequestration in Four Different Aged Casuarina equisetifolia Coastal Shelterbelt Plantations in South China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Faming ^a   Xu, Xin ^a   Zou, Bi ^a   Guo, Zhihua ^b   Li, Zhian ^a   Zhu, Weixing ^a,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAGALES; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANTATION; SANDY SOIL; SEASHORE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL DEPTH;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885456147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077449     Document Type: Article

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