Effects of stand and inter-specific stocking on maximizing standing tree carbon stocks in the Eastern United States

Forest Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 365-378

  Woodall, Christopher W ^a   D'Amato, Anthony W ^b   Bradford, John B ^a   Finley, Andrew O ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon; Mixed species management; Species diversity; Stand density index; Stand stocking

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON STOCKS; COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS; FOREST INVENTORY; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MIXED SPECIES; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SINGLE SPECIES; STAND DENSITY INDEX; STANDING DEAD TREES; STANDING TREE; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COEFFICIENTS; DENSITY; FORESTS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84862688174     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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