Biomass energy in industrialised countries - A view of the future

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-45

  Hall, D O ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass energy; Carbon sequestration; Environment; Fossil fuel substitution; Land use; Rural economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030999797     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03883-2     Document Type: Article

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