Carbon accumulation in aboveground and belowground biomass and soil of different age native forest plantations in the humid tropical lowlands of Costa Rica

William Fonseca; Federico E. Alice; José María Rey-Benayas

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Carbon accumulation in aboveground and belowground biomass and soil of different age native forest plantations in the humid tropical lowlands of Costa Rica

William Fonseca Federico E. Alice José María Rey-Benayas

New Forests Vol. 43 No. 2 pp. 197-211 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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William Fonseca, Federico E. Alice, José María Rey-Benayas (2011). Carbon accumulation in aboveground and belowground biomass and soil of different age native forest plantations in the humid tropical lowlands of Costa Rica. New Forests, 43(2), 197-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-011-9273-9

Carbon accumulation in aboveground and belowground biomass and soil of different age native forest plantations in the humid tropical lowlands of Costa Rica

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