We present a decomposition strategy for c-nets, i. e., rooted 3-connected planar maps. The decomposition yields an algebraic equation for the number of c-nets with a given number of vertices and a given size of the outer face. The decomposition also leads to a deterministic and polynomial time algorithm to sample c-nets uniformly at random. Using rejection sampling, we can also sample isomorphi...

In this study, postfire coarse woody debris (CWD) dynamics in northern Quebec, Canada, were assessed using a 29-year chronosequence. Postfire woody-debris storage, decomposition rates, and variation of nitrogen and carbon contents of black spruce CWD (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) are estimated. The decomposition rate for postfire snags is exceptionally slow (k = 0.00), while the decomposition rat...