Predicted change in soil carbon following afforestation or reforestation, and analysis of controlling factors by linking a C accounting model (CAMFor) to models of forest growth (3PG), litter decomposition (GENDEC) and soil C turnover (RothC)

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 485-501

  Paul, K I ^a   Polglase, P J ^a   Richards, G P ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b National Carbon Accounting System   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Eucalyptus; Management; Modelling; Pinus; Plantations; Reforestation; Sequestration; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; HARVESTING; SOILS; WOOD;

LITTER DECOMPOSITION;

REFORESTATION;

AFFORESTATION; DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH MODELING; REFORESTATION; SOIL CARBON; TURNOVER;

BIOMASS; CARBON; HARVESTING; REFORESTATION; SOIL; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0037424933     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00454-1     Document Type: Article

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