Complex forest dynamics indicate potential for slowing carbon accumulation in the southeastern United States

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Coulston, John W ^a   Wear, David N ^b   Vose, James M ^b  

^a United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service ^*  (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CARBON CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; UNITED STATES;

CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923107025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep08002     Document Type: Article

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