Tropical secondary forests regenerating after shifting cultivation in the Philippines uplands are important carbon sinks

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Mukul, Sharif A ^a,b   Herbohn, John ^a,b   Firn, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHILIPPINES; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FORESTS; PHILIPPINES; TREES;

EID: 84960924292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep22483     Document Type: Article

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