A model of forest floor carbon mass for United States forest types

James Smith; Linda S. Heath

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-722

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A model of forest floor carbon mass for United States forest types

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Authors:

James Smith, Linda S. Heath

Year:

2002

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-722

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-722. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 37 p.

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Abstract

Includes a large set of published values of forest floor mass and develop large-scale estimates of carbon mass according to region and forest type. Estimates of average forest floor carbon mass per hectare of forest applied to a 1997 summary forest inventory, sum to 4.5 Gt carbon stored in forests of the 48 contiguous United States.

Keywords

forest carbon budget, carbon sequestration, afforestation

Citation

Smith, James E.; Heath, Linda S. 2002. A model of forest floor carbon mass for United States forest types. Res. Pap. NE-722. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 37 p.