Allometric Models for Estimating Aboveground Biomass, Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks in Temperate Avicennia marina Forests

Wetlands

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 841-848

  Bulmer, Richard H ^a   Schwendenmann, Luitgard ^a   Lundquist, Carolyn J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allometry; Blue carbon; Carbon and nitrogen concentration; Mangrove; Tree canopy; Volume; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANOPY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; MANGROVE; PHYTOMASS; TEMPERATE FOREST; WOOD;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; AVICENNIA MARINA SUBSP. AUSTRALASICA;

EID: 84976358891     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-016-0793-0     Document Type: Article

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