Tropical deforestation and the global carbon budget

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 293-310

  Melillo, J M ^a   Houghton, R A ^b   Kicklighter, D W ^a   McGuire, A D ^c  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide fertilization; Deforestation; Global carbon budget; Global change; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE FERTILIZATION; GLOBAL CARBON BUDGET; TROPICAL DEFORESTATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0030402462     PISSN: 10563466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.21.1.293     Document Type: Article

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