The global effects of tropical deforestation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 414-422

  Houghton, Richard A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON STOCK; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL EFFECT; GLOBAL WARMING; REAFFORESTATION; TROPICAL AREA; TROPICAL DEFORESTATION; TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; LOGGING--ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METEOROLOGY--CLIMATOLOGY;

DEFORESTATION;

FORESTRY;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; FOREST; TROPIC CLIMATE;

EID: 0025198626     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es00074a001     Document Type: Article

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