Carbon stocks of intact mangroves and carbon emissions arising from their conversion in the Dominican Republic

Ecological Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 518-527

  Kauffman, J Boone ^a   Heider, Chris ^b   Norfolk, Jennifer ^c   Payton, Frederick ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Watershed Professionals Network (WPN)   (United States)

^c Données Manobi Sénégal Counterpart International Sénégal   (United States)

^d AgroFrontera ^*  (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

Blue carbon; Carbon stocks; Climate change mitigation; Coastal ecosystems; Land use; Mangroves; Shrimp ponds

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COASTAL ZONE; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND USE CHANGE; MANGROVE; POND; SHRIMP CULTURE;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

CARBON; WATER;

ARTICLE; AVICENNIA; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SOIL; WETLAND;

AVICENNIA; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SOIL; WATER; WETLANDS;

EID: 84901596265     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-0640.1     Document Type: Article

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