Palm oil and the emission of carbon-based greenhouse gases

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-482

  Reijnders, L ^a   Huijbregts, M A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Greenhouse gases; Palm oil

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; GAS EMISSIONS; SOILS;

BIOGENIC CARBON; PALM OIL; PLANTATIONS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ELAEIS;

EID: 36048964643     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.07.054     Document Type: Article

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