Model computations on sequestration of carbon in managed forests and wood products under changing climatic conditions in Finland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-328

  Karjalainen, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Changing climate; Forest ecosystem; Forest management; Wood products

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TIMBER; VEGETATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

'CURRENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHANGING CLIMATE; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CONDITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MODEL COMPUTATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; TIMBER PRODUCTION; TOTAL CARBON;

FORESTRY;

CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINLAND; FOREST; FORESTRY; LANDFILL; MODEL; NONHUMAN; SOIL; VEGETATION; WOOD;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MODELLING APPROACH;

FINLAND;

EID: 0030201259     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0056     Document Type: Article

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