Carbon stocks and timber yield in two boreal forest ecosystems under current and changing climatic conditions subjected to varying management regimes

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-252

  Briceño Elizondo, Elemer ^a   Garcia Gonzalo, Jordi ^a   Peltola, Heli ^a   Kellomäki, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon in timber yield; Carbon sequestration; Forest ecosystem modelling; Forest management; Thinning

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM REGENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINLAND; HARVESTING; NORWAY SPRUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFORESTATION; SCOTS PINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STORAGE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAIGA;

BETULA PENDULA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33645840135     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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