Integrated carbon analysis of forest management practices and wood substitution

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 671-681

  Eriksson, Erik ^a   Gillespie, Andrew R ^b   Gustavsson, Leif ^c   Langvall, Ola ^a   Olsson, Mats ^a   Sathre, Roger ^c   Stendahl, Johan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; WOOD;

CARBON BALANCES; CARBON STOCKS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; FOSSIL FUEL; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURAL GAS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; WOOD;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 34547939166     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-257     Document Type: Article

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