Field measurements for forest carbon monitoring: a landscape-scale approach

This volume is a comprehensive guide to the methods and techniques employed in forest carbon inventory and monitoring. Since forest carbon research is interdisciplinary, it is unlikely that any one investigator will possess expertisein all of the types of measurements needed to conduct forest carbon research at scales larger than a forest stand. Techniques used to characterize standingstocks of carbon in a forest, measure key carbon fluxes, and collect related data (such as forest canopy nitrogen concentrations and meteorological measurements) that are required to drive process models, develop predictive relationships, and link to remote sensing data are described in detail. In addition to the measurement methods, the chapters include background information, necessary calculations, and equipment requirements. Brings together all of the methodsneeded for measuring and monitoring forest carbon pools and fluxes into one volume Presents a roadmap for creating forest carbon monitoring sites that can be used as a link between remotely sensed data and national scale inventories Includes a chapter on lessons learned while implementing the protocols at a variety of field sites INDICE: From the contents Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Section I: Establishing a Landscape-scale Forest Carbon Monitoring Site.- Section II: Measuring Aboveground Carbon Pools.- Section III: Measuring Aboveground Carbon Fluxes.- Section IV: Measuring Belowground Carbon Pools and Fluxes.- Section V: Supplemental Variables for Carbon Cycle Modeling.- Section VI: Lessons from the Past and Opportunities in the Future.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-8505-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 242
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés