Belowground biomass dynamics in the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector: Recent improvements and implications for the estimation of NPP and NEP

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 126-136

  Li, Zhong ^a   Kurz, Werner A ^b   Apps, Michael J ^b   Beukema, Sarah J ^c  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ESSA Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWOODS;

NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION (NEP);

BIOMASS;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWOODS;

CANADA;

EID: 0037282178     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-165     Document Type: Article

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