The role of Italian coastal dunes as carbon sinks and diversity sources. A multi-service perspective

Applied Geography

Volumn 75, Issue , 2016, Pages 127-136

  Drius, Mita ^a,b   Carranza, Maria Laura ^a   Stanisci, Angela ^a   Jones, Laurence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adriatic coast; CO2 sequestration; Dunes conservation; Habitats Directive; Plant diversity; Soil carbon storage

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; ITALY;

EID: 84983559887     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.08.007     Document Type: Article

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