Potential for CO2 emissions mitigation in Europe through prescribed burning in the context of the Kyoto Protocol

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 164-173

  Narayan, Caroline ^a   Fernandes, Paulo M ^b   van Brusselen, Jo ^a   Schuck, Andreas ^a  

^a EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Emissions mitigation; Fire management; Kyoto Protocol; Prescribed burning; Wildland fires

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; EUROPE; FIRE PROTECTION; FORESTRY;

EMISSIONS MITIGATION; FIRE MANAGEMENT; KYOTO PROTOCOLS; WILDLAND FIRES;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FOREST FIRES;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34948873725     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.06.042     Document Type: Article

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