Effects of nitrogen deposition on carbon sequestration in Chinese fir forest ecosystems

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 416, Issue , 2012, Pages 351-361

  Wei, Xiaohua ^a,b   Blanco, Juan A ^c   Jiang, Hong ^d,e   Kimmins, J P Hamish ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Chinese fir forests; Ecosystem modeling; FORECAST model; Nitrogen deposition

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINESE FIR; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FORECAST MODEL; NITROGEN DEPOSITION;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; LEACHING; NITROGEN; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; ROTATION; SOILS;

DEPOSITION;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN; PLANTATION; REFORESTATION;

ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; CHINESE FIR; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST SOIL; LEACHING; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFORESTATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN CYCLE; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

CHINA;

CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA;

EID: 84856234597     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.087     Document Type: Article

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