Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Murtaugh, Paul A ^a   Schlax, Michael G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Carbon footprint; Demography; Fertility; Global climate change

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GLOBAL WARMING; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EID: 60549102847     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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