Wood decomposition in Amazonian hydropower reservoirs: An additional source of greenhouse gases

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-107

  Abril, Gwenaël ^a,b,c   Parize, Marcelo ^d   Pérez, Marcela A P ^a   Filizola, Naziano ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon basin; Greenhouse gases; Hydroelectric dams

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; DAM; DEAD WOOD; DECOMPOSITION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; METHANE;

AMAZON BASIN; AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BALBINA RESERVOIR; BRAZIL; FRENCH GUIANA; PETIT SAUT RESERVOIR;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 84877629691     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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