Effects of a windthrow disturbance on the carbon balance of a broadleaf deciduous forest in Hokkaido, Japan

Forests play an important role in the terrestrial carbon balance, with most being in a carbon sequestration stage. The net carbon releases that occur result from forest disturbance, and windthrow is a typical disturbance event affecting the forest carbon balance in eastern Asia. The CO<su...

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Main Authors: K. Yamanoi, Y. Mizoguchi, H. Utsugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-12-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/6837/2015/bg-12-6837-2015.pdf