The Carbon Holdings of Northern Ecuador's Mangrove Forests

Annals of the American Association of Geographers

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 54-71

  Hamilton, Stuart E ^a   Lovette, John P ^b   Borbor Cordova, Mercy J ^c   Millones, Marco ^d  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DEL LITORAL   (Ecuador)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon stock; coastal resources; Ecuador; mangrove forests

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL ZONE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GIS; MANGROVE; NATURE RESERVE; REMOTE SENSING;

ECUADOR; ESMERALDAS;

RHIZOPHORA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE;

EID: 84991037018     PISSN: 24694452     EISSN: 24694460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2016.1226160     Document Type: Article

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