Greenhouse gas emissions from forestry in East Norway

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1593-1606

  Timmermann, Volkmar ^a   Dibdiakova, Janka ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas emissions; LCA; LCI; Norwegian forestry; Timber transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FUEL;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LOGGING; MATERIALS HANDLING; NORWAY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFORESTATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEEDLING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREE GROWTH; TREE PRUNING; WOOD;

EID: 84906221952     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0773-7     Document Type: Article

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