Improved Tropical Forest Management for Carbon Retention
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چکیده
Francis E. Putz is with the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America and with Pieter A. Zuidema and Rene G.A. Boot at Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Michelle A. Pinard is with the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Scotland. J.A. Sayer is with IUCN World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland. Douglas Sheil is with CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia. Plinio Sist is with CIRAD in Brazilia, Brazil. Elias is with Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia. Jerome K. Vanclay is with Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- PLoS Biology
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008