Comparing the Carbon Storage Potential of Naturally Regenerated Tea Trees with Default New Zealand Carbon Look-Up Tables: A Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Inclusion of Unvegetated Land
4.2. Bimodal Distribution
4.3. Potential Sources of Bias
4.4. Review of Indigenous Forestry Category on the MPI Look-Up Tables
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wilson, T.; Grafton, M.; Irwin, M. Comparing the Carbon Storage Potential of Naturally Regenerated Tea Trees with Default New Zealand Carbon Look-Up Tables: A Case Study. Agriculture 2023, 13, 856. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13040856
Wilson T, Grafton M, Irwin M. Comparing the Carbon Storage Potential of Naturally Regenerated Tea Trees with Default New Zealand Carbon Look-Up Tables: A Case Study. Agriculture. 2023; 13(4):856. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13040856
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilson, Thomas, Miles Grafton, and Matthew Irwin. 2023. "Comparing the Carbon Storage Potential of Naturally Regenerated Tea Trees with Default New Zealand Carbon Look-Up Tables: A Case Study" Agriculture 13, no. 4: 856. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13040856