Estimating regional forest productivity and water yield using an ecosystem model linked to a GIS

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 323-334

  Ollinger, Scott V ^a   Aber, John D ^a   Anthony Federer, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Forest productivity; Modeling; Nitrogen; Northeastern U.S.; NPP; Runoff

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST; GIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER BUDGET;

ABIES; PICEA;

EID: 0031853730     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008004423783     Document Type: Article

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