Modeling harvest and biomass removal effects on the forest carbon balance of the Midwest, USA

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-35

  Peckham, Scott D ^a,c   Gower, Stith T ^a   Perry, Charles H ^b   Wilson, Barry T ^b   Stueve, Kirk M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass harvesting; Biome BGC; Ecosystem modeling; Forest carbon management; Great Lakes forests; Harvest; Net ecosystem production; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; HARVEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VEGETATION; WASTE;

EID: 84868452938     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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