Carbon stocks in managed conifer forests in Northern Ontario, Canada

Silva Fennica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 563-582

  Hunt, Shelley L ^a   Gordon, Andrew M ^a   Morris, Dave M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black spruce; Boreal forest; Carbon sequestration; Carbon stocks; Forest management; Jack pine; Plantations

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DEBRIS; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOORS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BLACK SPRUCE; BOREAL FORESTS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STOCKS; JACK PINE; PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

CANADA; LAKE NIPIGON; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 78650778458     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.128     Document Type: Article

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