Optimizing carbon sequestration in commercial forests by integrating carbon management objectives in wood supply modeling

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1253-1275

  Bourque, Charles P A ^a   Neilson, Eric T ^a   Gruenwald, Chris ^a   Perrin, Samantha F ^a   Hiltz, Jason C ^a   Blin, Yvon A ^a   Horsman, Geoffrey V ^a   Parker, Matthew S ^a   Thorburn, Christie B ^a   Corey, Michael M ^a   Meng, Fan Rui ^a   Swift, D Edwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Forest management planning; Goal programming; Growth and yield; Harvesting; Linear programming; Operational emissions; Optimization; Silviculture; Wood products

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; LINEAR PROGRAMING; OPTIMIZATION; SILVICULTURE; WOOD; YIELD;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447617840     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-006-9072-3     Document Type: Article

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