On the economics of Norway spruce stands and carbon storage

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 637-648

  Niinimäki, Sami ^a   Tahvonen, Olli ^a   Mäkelä, Annikki ^a   Linkosalo, Tapio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; NORWAY SPRUCE STANDS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; ROTATION LENGTHS; ROTATION PERIOD; THINNING STRATEGIES; TIMBER PRODUCTS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GASES; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWTH MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; STAND DYNAMICS; THINNING; TIMBER HARVESTING;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FERTILITY; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROWTH; OPTIMIZATION; PICEA ABIES; PLANTS;

EID: 84880031742     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2012-0516     Document Type: Article

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