Biomass and carbon attributes of downed woody materials in forests of the United States

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 305, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-59

  Woodall, C W ^a   Walters, B F ^a   Oswalt, S N ^a   Domke, G M ^a   Toney, C ^b   Gray, A N ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon; Coarse woody debris; Fine woody debris; Forests; United States

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; FINE WOODY DEBRIS; FORESTS; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURES; UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; CARBON; DATA PROCESSING; PILES; WOOD FUELS;

FORESTRY;

BIOENERGY; CARBON CYCLE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DATA SET; DEAD WOOD; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONTANE FOREST; PHYTOMASS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; DATA PROCESSING; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FUELS; USA; WOOD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879313509     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.030     Document Type: Article

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