Carbon dynamics in central US Rockies lodgepole pine type after mountain pine beetle outbreaks

Forest Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 665-679

  Hansen, E Matthew ^a   Amacher, Michael C ^a   Van Miegroet, Helga ^b   Long, James N ^b   Ryan, Michael G ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetle; Carbon balance; Carbon productivity; Carbon stocks; Decomposition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PRODUCTIVITY; RECOVERY;

BARK BEETLE; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON PRODUCTIVITIES; CARBON STOCKS; ECOSYSTEM CARBONS; ECOSYSTEM RECOVERIES; GROWTH AND YIELD MODELS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; INSECTS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 84933566442     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: 19383738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.14-094     Document Type: Article

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