Effects of tree density and stand age on carbon allocation patterns in postfire lodgepole pine

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 460-475

  Litton, Creighton M ^a,d   Ryan, Michael G ^b,c   Knight, Dennis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP); Carbon pools, fluxes, and allocation patterns; Fire; Lodgepole pine; Pinus contorta; Total belowground carbon allocation (TBCA); Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON FLUX; FIRE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STAND STRUCTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 1642329252     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-5291     Document Type: Article

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