National-scale estimates of forest root biomass carbon stocks and associated carbon fluxes in Canada

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1262-1273

  Smyth, C E ^a   Kurz, W A ^a   Neilson, E T ^a   Stinson, G ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

belowground processes; Canada's managed forest; CBM CFS3; forest C ecosystem dynamics; root dynamics

Indexed keywords

CBM-CFS3; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HETEROTROPHIC RESPIRATION; MANAGED FOREST; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT DYNAMICS;

BIOMASS; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; ECOLOGY;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON FLUX; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT;

CANADA;

EID: 84889958617     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2012GB004536     Document Type: Article

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