International Journal of
Physical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Phys. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-1950
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPS
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2572

Full Length Research Paper

Soil carbon storage in dominant species of Mangrove Forest of Sarawak, Malaysia

Chandra Iman Arianto
  • Chandra Iman Arianto
  • Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Seca Gandaseca
  • Seca Gandaseca
  • Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Noraini Rosli
  • Noraini Rosli
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Nyabau Road, 97008 Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Ahmad Mustapha Mohamad Pazi
  • Ahmad Mustapha Mohamad Pazi
  • Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Osumanu Haruna Ahmed
  • Osumanu Haruna Ahmed
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Nyabau Road, 97008 Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Hazandy Abdul Hamid
  • Hazandy Abdul Hamid
  • Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Nik Muhamad Abdul Majid
  • Nik Muhamad Abdul Majid
  • Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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  •  Received: 09 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 23 February 2015
  •  Published: 30 March 2015

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