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Issues In Ecology, Issue 13: A Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests

Forests play an important role in the U.S. and global carbon cycle, and carbon sequestered by U.S. forest growth and harvested wood products currently offsets 12-19% of U.S. fossil fuel emissions. The cycle of forest growth, death, and regeneration and the use of wood removed from the forest complicate efforts to understand and measure forest carbon pools and flows. Our report explains these processes and examines the science behind mechanisms proposed for increasing the amount of carbon stored in forests and using wood to offset fossil fuel use. We also examine the tradeoffs, costs, and benefits associated with each mechanism and explain how forest carbon is measured.
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Resource Group This report from ESA's Issues in Ecology Series is associated with the lecture activity Active Teaching with Issues in Ecology: Carbon Dynamics in Ecosystems. Click the link below to view this resource.
Resource Group Link http://www.esa.org/ecoed/index.php?P=AdvancedSearch&Q=Y&F1=%22Issues+i...
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Life science discipline (subject)
Keywords Carbon cycle, photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, transformation of organic compounds, alternative conceptions, report
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Pedagogical Use Description This resource is associated with the lecture activity Active Teaching with Issues in Ecology: Carbon Dynamics in Ecosystems
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Url http://www.esa.org/science_resources/issues_ecology.php
Full Name of Primary Author Mike Ryan
Primary Author Controlled Name
Primary Author Affiliation USDA Forest Service,
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort
Collins, CO
Primary Author email mgryan@fs.fed.us
Secondary Author Name(s) Mark E. Harmon, Richard A. Birdsey, Christian P. Giardina, et al.
Secondary Author Affiliation(s) Department of Forest
Ecosystems and Society

USDA Forest Service,
Northern Research Station

USDA Forest Service,
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
Rights Copyright 2010 by Michael G. Ryan, Mark E. Harmon, Richard A. Birdsey, Christian P. Giardina, Linda S. Heath, Richard A. Houghton, Robert B. Jackson, Duncan C. McKinley, James F. Morrison, Brian C. Murray, Diane E. Pataki, and Kenneth E. Skog
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Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection Off
Big Data Collection Off
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Date Of Record Submission 2011-02-07
I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use No
Date Of Record Release 2011-07-20 14:49:13
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  • educationintern
Date Last Modified 2015-03-12 09:10:42
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