Carbon sequestration in wetland soils of the northern Gulf of Mexico coastal region

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 289-303

  Hansen, Virginia D ^a   Nestlerode, Janet A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coastal wetlands; Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WETLAND; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GREENHOUSE GAS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL SURFACE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900515714     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-013-9330-6     Document Type: Article

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