Effect of thinning on carbon storage in soil, forest floor and coarse woody debris of Pinus densiflora stands with different stand ages in Gangwon-do, central Korea

Forest Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-37

  Yang, A Ram ^a   Son, Yowhan ^a   Noh, Nam Jin ^a   Lee, Sue Kyoung ^a   Jo, Wooyong ^a   Son, Joung A ^a   Kim, Choonsig ^b   Bae, Sang Won ^c   Lee, Sang Tae ^c   Kim, Hyun Seop ^c   Hwang, Jaehong ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Kyoungnam Science and Technology University ^*  (South Korea)

^c Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Forest management; Pinus densiflora; Thinning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882406921     PISSN: 21580103     EISSN: 21580715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21580103.2011.559936     Document Type: Article

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