To sink or burn? A discussion of the potential contributions of forests to greenhouse gas balances through storing carbon or providing biofuels

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 297-310

  Kirschbaum, Miko U F ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Carbon; Carbon cycle; Carbon sinks; Forest; Greenhouse; Kyoto Protocol; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; VEGETATION;

BIOFUELS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUELWOOD; GREENHOUSE GAS;

BIOMASS; FORESTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANTS;

EID: 0037208035     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00171-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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