RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart T1 Mediterranean pine forests: management effects on carbon stocks A1 Río, María del Carmen del A1 Barbelto, I. A1 Bravo Oviedo, Andrés A1 Bravo Oviedo, Felipe A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Gestión Forestal Sostenible K1 Pinos-Mediterráneo, Región del K1 Ecología forestal-Mediterráneo, Región del AB Carbon stored in forest systems is of great interest from a management point of view since, on the one hand,it is easily modified through silvilcultural practices (e.g.,rotation length,thinning, etc.), while,on the other hand, it affects the mean lifespan of wood products.In the Mediterranean area, the role of forest as carbon sinks is particularly significant since usually ecosystem services provided by forests are frequently of greater value than their direct productions.Therefore,quantifying the carbon balance in forests ís one of the main challenges if carbon fixation is to be considered amongst the objectives of forest management (Montero et al., 2005). SN 978-3-319-28248-0 YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23447 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23447 LA eng NO Bravo, F., Jandl, R., & LeMay, V. (Eds.). (2017). Managing forest ecosystems: the challenge of climate change. New York: Springer. pp. 301-327 NO Instituto Universitario de Gestión Forestal Sostenible DS UVaDOC RD 23-nov-2024