Aboveground biomass distribution of US eastern hardwood forests and the use of large trees as an indicator of forest development

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 37-47

  Brown, Sandra ^a   Schroeder, Paul ^b   Birdsey, Richard ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass density; Biomass distribution; Carbon cycle; Disturbance; Hardwood forests; Large trees; Old growth; USA

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BIOMASS DENSITY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST DEVELOPMENT;

USA, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030776301     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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