An inventory of carbon storage in forest soil and down woody material of the united states

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 183, Issue , 2009, Pages 101-116

  Perry, Charles H ^a   Woodall, Christopher W ^a   Amacher, Michael C ^b   O'Neill, Katherine P ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84899868526     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GM000341     Document Type: Article

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