Increasing carbon sinks through forest management: A model-based comparison for Switzerland with its Eastern Plateau and Eastern Alps

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 563-572

  Thürig, Esther ^a   Kaufmann, Edgar ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Forest modelling; Kyoto Protocol; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; KYOTO PROTOCOL; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIMBER HARVESTING; YIELD RESPONSE;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77953534896     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0354-7     Document Type: Article

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