Quantifying the biophysical climate change mitigation potential of Canada's forest sector

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 3515-3529

  Smyth, C E ^a   Stinson, G ^a   Neilson, E ^a   Lempriere T C ^b   Hafer, M ^a   Rampley, G J ^a   Kurz, W A ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; SILVICULTURE; TRADE-OFF;

CANADA;

EID: 84903773900     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-3515-2014     Document Type: Article

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