Application of BIOME-BGC model to managed forests. 2. Comparison with long-term observations of stand production for major tree species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 237, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 252-266

  Cienciala, Emil ^a   Tatarinov, Fyodor A ^a  

^a Ustav pro vyzkum lesnich ekosystemu sro   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beech; Biomass; Carbon; Kyoto protocol; Oak; Pine; Soil; Spruce

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; HARDWOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOFTWOODS; SOILS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MODEL ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA ACQUISITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL CARBON;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FAGUS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PICEA; PINUS; QUERCUS; SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 34250015119     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.086     Document Type: Article

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