A simulation of temporal and spatial variations in carbon at landscape level: A case study for lake abitibi model forest in Ontario, Canada

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-543

  Zhou, Xiaolu ^a,b   Peng, Changhui ^b   Dang, Qing Lai ^a   Chen, Jiaxin ^a   Parton, Sue ^c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Box 129   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Carbon modeling; Ecosystem simulation; GIS application

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GIS; LANDSCAPE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANADA; LAKE ABITIBI; NORTH AMERICA;

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 34247381615     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-006-4583-5     Document Type: Article

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