Are hydroelectric dams in the Brazilian Amazon significant sources of ‘greenhouse’ gases?

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-6

  Rosa, Luiz Pinguelli ^a   Schaeffer, Roberto ^a   Santos, Marco Aurelio Dos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

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EID: 6544260358     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892900038194     Document Type: Article

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