The emissions of carbon from deforestation and degradation in the tropics: Past trends and future potential

Carbon Management

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 539-546

  Houghton, Richard A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON; FOREST DEGRADATION; GROSS EMISSIONS; SHIFTING CULTIVATIONS; TROPICAL FOREST;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; TROPICS;

DEFORESTATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; TROPICS;

EID: 84885228834     PISSN: 17583004     EISSN: 17583012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/cmt.13.41     Document Type: Review

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