Spatial distribution of biomass in forests of the eastern USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-90

  Brown, Sandra L ^a   Schroeder, Paul ^b   Kern, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Belowground biomass; Biomass distribution; Carbon cycle; Disturbance; Hardwood forests; Softwood forests; USA

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033547192     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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