Evaluating the impacts of climate variability and cutting and insect defoliation on the historical carbon dynamics of a boreal black spruce forest landscape in eastern Canada

In this study, the Carbon and Nitrogen coupled Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CN-CLASS) was used to investigate the impact of climate variability, seasonal weather effects, disturbance, and CO2 fertilization effects on the historical carbon (C) dynamics of an eastern Canadian boreal forest landscape (6275ha) from 1928 to 2008. The model was parameterized with ecological, soil texture, forest inventory and historical disturbance data and driven …