Application of the 3-PGS model to assess carbon accumulation in forest ecosystems at a regional level

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1647-1661

  Nole A ^a   Law, B E ^b   Magnani, F ^c   Matteucci, G ^d   Ferrara, A ^a   Ripullone, F ^a   Borghetti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ACCUMULATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CORINE LAND COVER; ECOSYSTEM RESPIRATION; EDDY COVARIANCE; FOREST CLASSIFICATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SITES; GROSS PRIMARY PRODUCTION; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; ITALIAN FORESTS; MODEL ESTIMATES; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCES; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; REGIONAL LEVELS; SOIL RESPIRATION; STRONG CORRELATION; TIME STEP; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT; VEGETATION INDEX;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VEGETATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EDDY COVARIANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL RESPIRATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VEGETATION INDEX; VEGETATION MAPPING;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; PLANTS; REMOTE SENSING; RESISTIVITY; SENSITIVITY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70249096680     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-077     Document Type: Article

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