Salvage decision-making based on carbon following an eastern spruce budworm outbreak

Forest disturbances, such as an eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) outbreak, impact the strength and persistence of forest carbon sinks. Salvage harvests are a typical management response to widespread tree mortality, but the decision to salvage mortality has large implications for th...

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Published in:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Main Authors: Lisa N. Scott, Sean M. Smith, John S. Gunn, Marek Petrik, Mark J. Ducey, Thomas S. Buchholz, Ethan P. Belair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1062176/full