The carbon budget of California

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 373-383

  Potter, Christopher ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Carbon; Ecosystems; Fossil fuels

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; METHANE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON UTILIZATION; CEMENT INDUSTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIVESTOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGELAND; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954455917     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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