Deforestation and methane release from termites in Amazonia

Chemosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 517-536

  Martius, Christopher ^a,b   Fearnside, Philip M ^a   Bandeira, Adelmar Gomes ^c   Wassmann, Reiner ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOREST; INSECT; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; TROPICS; WOOD;

INSECTA; ISOPTERA;

DEFORESTATION; METHANE EMISSION; RAINFOREST; TERMITE;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0029663109     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00201-9     Document Type: Article

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