Prediction of decomposition of litter under eucalypts and pines using the FullCAM model

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 73-92

  Paul, K I ^a   Polglase, P J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

C sequestration; CAMFor; Eucalyptus; GENDEC; Modelling; Pinus

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARBON; DATA REDUCTION; DECOMPOSITION; LIGNIN; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RAIN; VEGETATION;

CARBON TRACKING MODELS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST SOIL; LEAF LITTER; MODELING; SOIL CARBON;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 1542471803     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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