Estimates of carbon stored in harvested wood products from the United States forest service northern region, 1906-2010
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Estimates of carbon stored in harvested wood products from the United States forest service northern region, 1906-2010
BACKGROUND Global forests capture and store significant amounts of CO2 through photosynthesis. When carbon is removed from forests through harvest, a portion of the harvested carbon is stored in wood products, often for many decades. The United States Forest Service (USFS) and other agencies are interested in accurately accounting for carbon flux associated with harvested wood products (HWP) to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Carbon Balance and Management
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1750-0680
DOI: 10.1186/1750-0680-7-1