Hotspots of the European forests carbon cycle

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 194-200

  Nabuurs, G J ^a,b   Thurig E ^b,c   Heidema, N ^a   Armolaitis, K ^d   Biber, P ^e   Cienciala, E ^f   Kaufmann, E ^c   Makipaa R ^g   Nilsen, P ^h   Petritsch, R ⁱ   Pristova, T ^j   Rock, J ^k   Schelhaas, M J ^a   Sievanen, R ^g   Somogyi, Z ^l   Vallet, P ^m  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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

^g FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^j INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^k POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^l JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^m Cemagref   (France)

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Author keywords

Adaptation; Carbon sequestration; European forests; Forest management; Kyoto protocol; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT; PAPER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARBON CYCLING; CARBON SEQUESTRATIONS; COMMON STRATEGY; CURRENT STATE; ELSEVIER (CO); EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN FORESTS; FOREST CARBON; FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROUP DISCUSSIONS; GROWING STOCKS; HOT-SPOTS; IN ORDER; MANAGEMENT TRENDS; URBAN SPRAWL;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LAND USE; MITIGATION; OWNERSHIP; PEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN FORESTRY;

CARBON; CHELATION; COST CONTROL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; PAPER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 46049114670     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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