Carbon Stock
Definition
The quantity of carbon in a carbon pool.
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "Terms and Definitions for the National Reporting Tables for FRA2005." 2005. FAO Corporate Document Repository. 2 July 2009. http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/ae156e/AE156E03.htm#P236_10121>46 Gupta, R.K. & Rao, D.L.N. 1994. Potential of waste lands for sequestering carbon by reforestation. Current Science, 66, 378-380.
Alternative definition
The absolute quantity of carbon held within a pool at a specified time.
Alternative source
FAO. (Code3)IPCC Special Report - Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry - Appendix III - Glossary.
