Annual fluxes of carbon from deforestation and regrowth in the Brazilian Amazon

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6767, 2000, Pages 301-304

  Houghton, R A ^a   Skole, D L ^b   Nobre, Carlos A ^c   Hackler, J L ^a   Lawrence, K T ^a   Chomentowski, W H ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; DEFORESTATION; REGROWTH;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; TREES;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0034688257     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35002062     Document Type: Article

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