Spatial distribution of carbon in natural and managed stands in an industrial forest in New Brunswick, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 253, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 148-160

  Neilson, E T ^a   MacLean, D A ^a   Meng, F R ^a   Arp, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; Dead organic matter; Forest carbon; Forest management; Indicators; Sequestration; Spruce; Timber supply models; Tolerant hardwood

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; SOFTWOODS;

CANADIAN FOREST SECTOR; DEAD ORGANIC MATTER; FOREST CARBON; FOREST DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL FOREST; TIMBER SUPPLY MODELS; TOLERANT HARDWOOD;

CARBON;

BIOINDICATOR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; ORGANIC MATTER; SILVICULTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND DYNAMICS; TIMBER MARKET;

ABIES AMABILIS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; INDICATORS; SOFTWOODS;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 36048955482     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.07.017     Document Type: Article

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