Forest and grassland carbon in North America : a short course for land managers / / Climate Change Resourc e Center; production team, Chris Swanston [and five others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910706513603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Newtown Square, Pa.] : , : [U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station], , [2012]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps + + 15 streaming videos
• Collana: General technical report NRS ; ; 93
• Altri autori (Persone): SwanstonChristopher W
• Soggetti: Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) - United States; Carbon sequestration - United States; Carbon offsetting - United States; Forest management - Environmental aspects - United States; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry); Carbon offsetting; Carbon sequestration; Forest management - Environmental aspects; United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "The course is part of the content creation program of the Climate Change Resource Center, which is focused on helping managers cope with a rapidly changing climate."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Theme 1: THE CARBON CYCLE AND THE ROLE OF THE ECOSYSTEM -- The global carbon cycle / Chris Swanston -- Forests and carbon: trends and data for the U.S. / Christopher Woodall -- Ecosystem carbon fluxes and storage / Christian Giardina -- Grasslands and carbon: processes and trends / Rebecca McCulley -- Disturbance effects on forest carbon dynamics / Mike Ryan -- Theme 2: CARBON AND WILDLAND MANAGEMENT -- An introduction to forest carbon management / Maria Janowiak -- Forest management options for carbon sequestration: considerations in the eastern U.S. / Richard Birdsey -- Forest managementn options for carbon sequestration: a western U.S. ; perspective / Bernard Bormann -- Bioenergy from wood and forest carbon dynamics / Kenneth Skog -- The potential for soil carbon sequestration / Luke Nave -- Urban forestry / David Nowak -- Theme 3. CARBON ASSESSMENTS AND MARKETS -- Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation / Andrea Tuttle -- Forest carbon for the private landowner: basics of carbon offsets, markets and trading / Sarah Hines -- Forest carbon for the private landowner: protocols, project examples and opportunities / Andrea Tuttle -- U.S. Forest Service tools for forest carbon estimation / Coeli Hoover.