Net land-atmosphere flows of biogenic carbon related to bioenergy: Towards an understanding of systemic feedbacks

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-357

  Haberl, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Carbon balance; Greenhouse gas emissions; Long term socioecological research; Material and energy flow analysis; Stock flow dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE;

BIO-ENERGY; CARBON BALANCE; MATERIAL AND ENERGY FLOWS; SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL; STOCK FLOWS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84878685320     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12071     Document Type: Editorial

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