Greenhouse gas emissions from forestry operations: A life cycle assessment

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1439-1450

  Sonne, Edie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SITE PREPARATION; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; TIMBERLAND; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HERBICIDES; LIFE CYCLE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HERBICIDE;

COMBUSTION; COMMERCIAL THINNING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLANTATION; PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING; SEEDLING;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; LIFE CYCLE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 33746456445     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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