Valuing timber and carbon sequestration in Maryland using MD-GORCAM
By: prepared by Robert C. Wieland and Donald E. Strebel
Contributors: Strebel, Donald E.; Sherwell, John; Maryland. Department of Natural Resources; Maryland Power Plant Research Program; Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.); Wye Research and Education Center; Main Street Economics; Versar, Inc
Series: PPRP -- 145
Publisher: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: Sustainable forestry; Air quality management; Measurement; Carbon dioxide
Description: Acknowledging that trees remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, this report, using the Graz-Oak Ridge Carbon Accounting Model (GORCAM), demonstrates that "harvested forest land is much more readily managed for net long-term carbon sequestration benefits than other categories of forest land...." -- p. v.
Notes: "Prepared for Dr. John Sherwell, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program, and for Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center."

"February 22, 2008.  Revised May 5, 2008."

"DNR 12-3202008-294."

Includes bibliographical references.