Biomass production and carbon sequestration in a fertile silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) forest chronosequence

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 267, Issue , 2012, Pages 117-126

  Uri, V ^a   Varik, M ^a   Aosaar, J ^a   Kanal, A ^b   Kukumagi M ^b   Lohmus K ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Biomass production; Carbon sequestration; Litter C flux; Silver birch; Soil carbon; Understorey vegetation

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SILVER BIRCH; SOIL CARBON; UNDERSTOREY VEGETATION;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; LAKES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CHRONOSEQUENCE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; STAND DYNAMICS; SUCCESSION; TURNOVER; UNDERSTORY;

BETULA PUBESCENS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CHELATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST LITTER; FORESTS; LAKES; SOIL;

BETULA PENDULA; OXALIS;

EID: 84855167868     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.11.033     Document Type: Article

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