Changed thinning regimes may increase carbon stock under climate change: A case study from a Finnish boreal forest

Jordi García-Gonzalo1, Heli Peltola1, Elemer Briceño-Elizondo1, Seppo Kellomäki1
1Faculty of Forestry, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland

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