“New Forests” from the Twentieth Century are a Relevant Contribution for C Storage in the Iberian Peninsula

Ecosystems

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 130-143

  Vilà Cabrera, Albert ^a,c   Espelta, Josep Maria ^a   Vayreda, Jordi ^a   Pino, Joan ^a,b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agricultural abandonment; C stocks; environmental conditions; forest transitions; growth rates; land use history; new forests; pre existing forests

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST INVENTORY; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84982152511     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-016-0019-6     Document Type: Article

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