The role of root decomposition in global mangrove and saltmarsh carbon budgets

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 166, Issue , 2017, Pages 53-63

  Ouyang, Xiaoguang ^a   Lee, Shing Yip ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon accumulation rate; Climate; Mangroves; Root decomposition rate; Root production; Saltmarsh

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBON BUDGET; CLIMATE EFFECT; DECOMPOSITION; GRASS; MANGROVE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ROOT; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENTATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

AVICENNIA MARINA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPARTINA MARITIMA;

EID: 85010213660     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.01.004     Document Type: Review

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