The use of biomass production and allometric models to estimate carbon sequestration of Jatropha curcas L. plantations in western Burkina Faso

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 143-156

  Bayen, Philippe ^a   Bognounou, Fidèle ^b   Lykke, Anne Mette ^c   Ouédraogo, Makido ^d   Thiombiano, Adjima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Department of Research and Development ^*  (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Allometry; Biodiesel; Carbon content; Plantations; Prediction equation

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; EQUATION; OIL; PLANTATION; PREDICTION; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB;

BURKINA FASO;

JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 84957434250     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9631-4     Document Type: Article

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