Long-term development of above- and below-ground carbon stocks following land-use change in subalpine ecosystems of the Swiss National Park

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1590-1602

  Risch, Anita C ^a   Jurgensen, Martin F ^b   Page Dumroese, Deborah S ^c   Wildi, Otto ^a   Schütz, Martin ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARKS; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL LANDS; CARBON STOCKS; EUROPEAN; GRASS PASTURES; HIGH ELEVATIONS; LAND USE CHANGES; LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT; MIXED-CONIFER; NATIONAL PARKS; ORGANIC MATTER (OM); SECONDARY FOREST SUCCESSION; VEGETATION CHANGES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; REFORESTATION; SUCCESSION;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; REFORESTATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SWISS NATIONAL PARK; SWITZERLAND;

CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PINUS CEMBRA; PINUS CEMBROIDES; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 46749135279     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-014     Document Type: Article

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