Carbon concentration of standing and downed woody detritus: Effects of tree taxa, decay class, position, and tissue type

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 291, Issue , 2013, Pages 259-267

  Harmon, Mark E ^a   Fasth, Becky ^a   Woodall, Christopher W ^b   Sexton, Jay ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Bark; Carbon; Coarse woody debris; Gymnosperm; Wood

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BARK; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; CARBON INVENTORIES; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DECAY CLASS; DOWNED DEAD WOOD; GYMNOSPERM; LIGNIN CONCENTRATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; STUDY SAMPLES; TISSUE TYPES; TREE SPECIES;

CARBON; FORESTRY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; TISSUE; WOOD;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

ANGIOSPERM; BARK; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CELLULOSE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DECOMPOSITION; FOREST INVENTORY; FUNGUS; GYMNOSPERM; LIGNIN; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; STEM;

BARK; CARBON; DECAY; FORESTRY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; TISSUE; WOOD;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84871875584     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.11.046     Document Type: Article

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