A 70-year retrospective analysis of carbon fluxes in the Canadian Forest Sector

Ecological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 526-547

  Kurz, Werner A ^a   Apps, Michael J ^b  

^a ESSA Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Canada; Carbon; Carbon budget model; CBM CFS2; Climate change; Decomposition; Disturbance; Fire; Harvesting; Insects; Soil

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MODEL;

EID: 0033135893     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0526:AYRAOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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