Ecosystem carbon stocks in Pinus palustris forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 476-486

  Samuelson, Lisa J ^a   Stokes, Tom A ^a   Butnor, John R ^b   Johnsen, Kurt H ^b   Gonzalez Benecke, Carlos A ^c   Anderson, Pete ^b   Jackson, Jason ^b   Ferrari, Lorenzo ^a   Martin, Tim A ^c   Cropper Jr , Wendell P ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Carbon sequestration; Ground penetrating radar; Longleaf pine; Roots

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); CARBON; CLIMATE MODELS; ECOSYSTEMS;

ALLOMETRY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LONGLEAF PINE; ROOTS;

FORESTRY;

AGE CLASS; ALLOMETRY; BASAL AREA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; PHYTOMASS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL CARBON;

CARBON; CHELATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PINUS PALUSTRIS; PROGRAMING LANGUAGES; RADAR; ROOTS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899418405     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0446     Document Type: Article

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