Implications of environmental quality objectives on the potential of forestry to reduce net CO2 emissions - A case study in central Sweden

Forestry

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-111

  Eriksson, Erik ^a   Berg, Staffan ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FORESTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548435091     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpm008     Document Type: Article

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