A method to evaluate the option of storing carbon in your forest

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2243-2247

  van Deusen, Paul C ^a  

^a NCASI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS APPROACH; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; CARBON STORAGE; DECISION TOOL; FEDERAL LEGISLATIONS; FINANCIAL DECISIONS; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST OWNERS; FOREST PRODUCTS; LAND EXPECTATION VALUE; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; SIMPLE METHOD;

GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; ROTATION;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; LEGAL SYSTEM; OWNERSHIP;

CARBON; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; LEGISLATION; STORAGE;

EID: 78449263036     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-142     Document Type: Article

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