Can we set a global threshold age to define mature forests?
Globally, mature forests appear to be increasing in biomass density (BD). There is disagreement whether these increases are the result of increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations or a legacy effect of previous land-use. Recently, it was suggested that a threshold of 450 years should be used to de...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-02-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1595.pdf |
