ROLE OF NORTHEASTERN FORESTS AND WOOD PRODUCTS IN

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CARBON SEQUESTRATION

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Coalition of Northeastern Governors, Policy Research Center, Inc.

1999

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION TO NORTHEASTERN FORESTS AND THEIR USES 1

II. CARBON STORAGE IN FOREST SYSTEMS 16

III. FOREST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND CARBON STORAGE IN

FORESTS: EXISTING STANDS 40

IV. PLANTATIONS FOR CARBON STORAGE 68

V. FOREST CARBON MODELING CONSIDERATIONS 86

VI. WOOD PRODUCT PATHWAY: RELATION TO CARBON STORAGE IN

THE FOREST AND IN THE ECONOMY 135

VII. STATE POLICY OPTIONS 156

VIII. GLOSSARY 172

IX. APPENDIX TABLES 173