Carbon sequestration in the forests of East Texas

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorHarcombe, Paul A.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorFew, Arthur A., Jr.en_US
dc.creatorAlmaguer-Reisdorf, Joyce Lynnen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:32:55Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:32:55Zen_US
dc.date.issued2003en_US
dc.description.abstractIncreasing levels of atmospheric CO2 threaten to change the earth's climate and diversity in numerous adverse ways. This thesis explores aspects of two potential types of terrestrial sinks in East Texas, plantation rotation management and reforestation. I used a simple method of employing government GIS and tabular data for calculating and visualizing the size of those sinks, which could store an additional 2.3 to 98 million Mg C aboveground. The uncertainty of these values is high because of data inadequacies and also uncertainty about future land use trends. The mitigative powers of these sinks are discussed, as is their potential application in newly forming carbon credit programs such as the Chicago Climate Exchange.en_US
dc.format.extent109 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ECOL. 2003 ALMAGUER-REISDORFen_US
dc.identifier.citationAlmaguer-Reisdorf, Joyce Lynn. "Carbon sequestration in the forests of East Texas." (2003) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17568">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17568</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17568en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectGeochemistryen_US
dc.subjectForestryen_US
dc.subjectWildlife managementen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural economicsen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectBiologyen_US
dc.subjectBiochemistryen_US
dc.subjectEconomicsen_US
dc.titleCarbon sequestration in the forests of East Texasen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
1414240.PDF
Size:
7.79 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
Collections
Rice University Theses and Dissertations