Application of the climate action reserve's forest project protocol to a longleaf pine forest under restoration management

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-66

  Remucal, Jonathan M ^a   McGee, Jason D ^b   Fehrenbacher, Matthew M ^c   Best, Constance ^a   Mitchell, Robert J ^b  

^a Pacific Forest Trust   (United States)

^b Jones Ecological Research Center   (United States)

^c Trout Mountain Forestry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon offsets; Carbon sequestration; Forest carbon accounting; Forest management; Longleaf pine

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CALIFORNIA; CARBON ACCOUNTING; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL PLAIN; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; FOREST OWNERS; FOREST PROJECTS; FORESTLANDS; LONGLEAF PINE; POTENTIAL CONFLICT; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; SITE-SPECIFIC; STAND DENSITIES;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; RESTORATION;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL PLAIN; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHELATION; CONSERVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 84872821797     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/jof.11-094     Document Type: Article

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