ABSTRACT

Much attention has been given to above ground biomass and its potential as a carbon sink, but in a mature forest ecosystem 40 to 60 percent of the stored carbon is below ground. As increasing numbers of forests are managed in a wide diversity of climates and soils, the importance of forest soils as a potential carbon sink grows.

The Potenti

section Section 1|90 pages

The Extent, General Characteristics, and Carbon Dynamics of U.S. Forest Soils

section Section 4|126 pages

Specific Forest Ecosystems

chapter Chapter 16|19 pages

Soil Carbon in Permafrost-Dominated Boreal Forests