Effects of increased forest productivity and warmer climates on carbon sequestration, run-off water quality and accumulation of dead wood in a boreal landscape: A modelling study

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-347

  Weslien, Jan ^a   Finér, Leena ^b   Jónsson, Jón Á ^c   Koivusalo, Harri ^b   Laurén, Ari ^b   Ranius, Thomas ^d   Sigurdsson, Bjarni D ^c  

^a THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c East Iceland Natural History Institute   (Iceland)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Decomposition; Ecosystem services; Hydrology; Multifunctional forestry; Nitrogen; Optimum rotation length; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CONDITION; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; CLIMATE WARMING; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DEAD WOOD; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOREST PRODUCTION; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MODELLING STUDIES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL FORESTRY; OPTIMUM ROTATION; OPTIMUM ROTATION LENGTH; PLANT MATERIAL; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOTAL NITROGEN; WOOD PRODUCTION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEBRIS; DISSOLUTION; ECOSYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROLOGY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRODUCTIVITY; ROTATION; SOILS; TIMBER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; DECAY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HYDROLOGY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; PRODUCTIVITY; ROTATION; SERVICES; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 70449442853     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580903085171     Document Type: Article

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