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Type: Book Chapter
Editor(s): John M. Kimble; Linda S. Heath; Richard A. Birdsey; Rattan Lal
Publication Date: 2003
From the text ... 'The purpose of this chapter is to discuss forest carbon budgets of U.S. forests, to provide the context in which to compare the soil carbon component of forests with other components of the forest ecosystem, such as trees. We present historical and current estimates of forest carbon and carbon in harvested wood, summarized by attributes such as region, forest type, and owner. Finally, we discuss uncertainties and needs for future research for national-level estimates. Although we include soil carbon estimates, our focus is on all forest carbon to highlight the importance of forest soils.' © 2003 by CRC Press LLC.
Citation: Heath, L. S., J. E. Smith, and R. A. Birdsey. 2003. Carbon trends in U.S. forestland: a context for the role of soils in forest carbon sequestration, in JM Kimble ed., The potential of U.S. forest soils to sequester carbon and mitigate the greenhouse effect. Boca raton, FL, CRC Press, p. 35-45.
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Keywords:
- Abies spp.
- Acer
- Betula
- biomass
- carbon
- Carya
- coniferous forests
- croplands
- decay
- decomposition
- ecosystem dynamics
- Fagus grandifolia
- fire management
- forest management
- forest products
- Fraxinus
- grazing
- hardwood forests
- human caused fires
- land use
- litter
- logging
- mineral soils
- mortality
- Nyssa
- Picea
- Pinus echinata
- Pinus elliottii
- Pinus palustris
- Pinus taeda
- Populus deltoides
- Quercus
- snags
- soil management
- soil nutrients
- soil organic matter
- soils
- Taxus
- trees
- Ulmus
- understory vegetation
- wood
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