Interaction of ice storms and management practices on current carbon sequestration in forests with potential mitigation under future CO2 atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  McCarthy, Heather R ^a   Oren, Ram ^a   Kim, Hyun Seok ^a   Johnsen, Kurt H ^b   Maier, Chris ^b   Pritchard, Seth G ^c   Davis, Micheal A ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c School of Business   (United States)

^d The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; ICE; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; ICE STORM; LEAF AREA; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; STORM DAMAGE; THINNING;

DUKE FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33749841892     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006428     Document Type: Article

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