Thinning intensity effects on carbon and nitrogen stores and fluxes in a Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stand after 33 years

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-208

  Nilsen, P ^a   Strand, L T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

C pools; Ground vegetation; Litter fall; N pools; Picea abies; Soil C; Soil respiration; Thinning intensity

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

LITTER FALLS; NORWAY SPRUCE (PICEA ABIES [L.] KARST.); PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; THINNING INTENSITY;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LITTERFALL; NITROGEN; SOIL CARBON; SOIL RESPIRATION; THINNING; VEGETATION;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 45849137165     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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