A carbon balance assessment for containerized Larix gmelinii seedlings in the Russian Far East

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 173, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 335-351

  Schlosser, William E ^a   Bassman, John H ^b   Wandschneider, Philip R ^b   Everett, Richard L ^b  

^a Pacific Rim Taiga Inc   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Carbon balance; Carbon sequestration; Gmelina larch; Larix gmelinii; Reforestation; Russia

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEED;

CARBON BALANCE ASSESSMENT;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEEDLING; SILVICULTURE;

CARBON; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MASS SPECTROMETERS; SEEDLINGS;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

GMELINA; LARIX; LARIX GMELINII;

EID: 0037415902     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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