Net aboveground biomass declines of four major forest types with forest ageing and climate change in western Canada's boreal forests

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3675-3684

  Chen, Han Y H ^a   Luo, Yong ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass decline; Boreal forest; Climate change; Drought; Global warming; Tree mortality; Water availability

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT; GLOBAL WARMING; MORTALITY; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ALBERTA; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST; SASKATCHEWAN; SEASON; TIME FACTOR;

ALBERTA; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTS; SASKATCHEWAN; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84941025425     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12994     Document Type: Article

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