Estimation of aboveground and belowground carbon stocks in urban freshwater wetlands of Sri Lanka

Abstract Background The occurrence of climate change at an unprecedented scale has resulted in alterations of ecosystems around the world. Numerous studies have reported on the potential to slow down climate change through the sequestration of carbon in soil and trees. Freshwater wetlands hold signi...

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Main Authors: Deekirikewage Dona Thamali Lushanya Dayathilake, Erandathie Lokupitiya, Vithana Pathirannehelage Indika Sandamali Wijeratne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13021-020-00152-5