Biomass equations and carbon content of aboveground leafless biomass of hybrid poplar in Coastal British Columbia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 291-302

  Zabek, L M ^a,b   Prescott, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass equations; Carbon sequestration; Hybrid poplar; Populus trichocarpa x P. deltoides; Short rotation intensive culture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON;

BIOMASS EQUATIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HYBRID POPLAR;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CHELATION; FORESTRY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 32344437811     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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