Chapter 7: Managing Carbon

Kenneth E. Skog; Duncan C. McKinley; Richard Birdsey; Sarah J. Hines; Christopher W. W. Woodall; Elizabeth Reinhardt; James Vose

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7515-2_7

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Chapter 7: Managing Carbon

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Authors:

Kenneth E. Skog, Duncan C. McKinley, Richard Birdsey, Sarah J. Hines, Christopher W. W. Woodall, Elizabeth Reinhardt, James Vose

Year:

2014

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7515-2_7

Source:

In: Climate Change and United States Forests, Advances in Global Change Research 57 2014; pp. 151-182.

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Abstract

Storing carbon (C) and offsetting carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions with the use of wood for energy, both of which slow emissions of CO₂ into the atmosphere, present significant challenges for forest management (IPCC 2001).

Keywords

GHG mitigation, forest management, forest products, wood energy, policies and programs

Citation

Skog, Kenneth E.; McKinley, Duncan C.; Birdsey, Richard A.; Hines, Sarah J.; Woodall, Christopher W.; Reinhardt, Elizabeth D.; Vose, James M. 2014. Chapter 7: Managing Carbon. In: Climate Change and United States Forests, Advances in Global Change Research 57 2014; pp. 151-182.