Includes bibliographical references.

Foreward.-- Executive summary.-- Introduction.-- Costs of addressing the threat of global climate change.-- Factors affecting the estimated costs of carbon sequestration.-- Biology: species, forestry practices and carbon yield functions.-- Opportunity cost of land.-- Forest management: initial treatment and maintenance costs.-- Disposition of biomass: burning, harvesting, and forest product sinks.-- Relevant prices.-- Policy instruments used to achieve carbon sequestration.-- Empirical analysis of the costs of carbon sequestration.-- Major studies of U.S. forest-based carbon sequestration costs.-- Synthesis of cost estimates.-- Conclusions.-- References.-- Endnotes.