Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics of Downed Woody Debris in a Northern Hardwood Forest

Downed woody debris (DWD) is a carbon-rich form of forest litter and plays a unique role in carbon and nutrient cycling. I present a novel modeling approach describing DWD decomposition and nutrient storage in a managed northern hardwood forest. The predicted half-life of DWD carbon was 7 years, les...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rudz, Philip
Other Authors: Caspersen, John
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43319