Mixed-species effect on tree aboveground carbon pools in the east-central boreal forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-47

  Cavard, Xavier ^a   Bergeron, Yves ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^b   Paré, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BLACK SPRUCE; BOREAL FORESTS; BOREAL MIXEDWOODS; CARBON CONTENT; CARBON POOL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; JACK PINE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LINEAR INTERPOLATION; MIXED FORESTS; MIXED SPECIES; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; PURE STANDS; STAND LEVELS; TREMBLING ASPEN;

FORESTRY; MIXTURES; SOILS;

CARBON BLACK;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MIXED FOREST;

CARBON BLACK; FORESTRY; MIXTURES; NUTRIENTS; PINUS; POPULUS; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

PICEA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 75649108907     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-171     Document Type: Article

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