Optimal on- and off-site forest carbon sequestration under existing timber supply constraints in northern New Brunswick

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2784-2796

  Neilson, Eric T ^a   MacLean, David A ^a   Meng, Fan Rui ^a   Hennigar, Chris R ^a   Arp, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

C SEQUESTRATIONS; FOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATIONS; FOREST LANDS; FOREST MANAGEMENT AREAS; HARVEST VOLUMES; HARVESTED WOOD PRODUCTS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS; STORAGE POTENTIALS; TIMBER SUPPLIES;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

CHELATION; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; SIMULATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 55549133629     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-120     Document Type: Article

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