Tropical forests: Carbon, climate and biodiversity

Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon the Case of REDD+

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 26-43

  Malhi, Yadvinder ^a,b,c   Marthews, Toby R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84924123190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139236904.004     Document Type: Chapter

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