Ecological Footprint: Refining the carbon Footprint calculation

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 390-403

  Mancini, Maria Serena ^a,b   Galli, Alessandro ^b   Niccolucci, Valentina ^a   Lin, David ^c   Bastianoni, Simone ^a   Wackernagel, Mathis ^c   Marchettini, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b International Environment House 2   (Switzerland)

^c Global Footprint Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Carbon Footprint; Carbon sequestration; Ecological Footprint; Forest ecosystems

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; REFORESTATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON CYCLES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HARVESTED WOOD PRODUCTS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84949641364     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.040     Document Type: Article

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