Direct and Indirect Effects and the Long-term Risks of Climate Change on Forests: Tropical Deforestation and Carbon Dioxide

Jarvis, P.G. . Institute of Ecology and Resource Management

Direct and Indirect Effects and the Long-term Risks of Climate Change on Forests: Tropical Deforestation and Carbon Dioxide

1993

Jarvis, P.G. (University of Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom). Institute of Ecology and Resource Management)

Destruction of forests leads to the release of carbon dioxide stored in the wood and also usually results in major releases of carbon dioxide stored in soil. Annual releases of carbon dioxide from destruction of tropical forests was estimated at about 1650 million tonnes per year.

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AGROVOC Keywords

carbon dioxide clima climat climate deforestation dioxyde de carbone efecto invernadero effet de serre greenhouse effect tropical forests

Bibliographic information

Published in

World Series (IUFRO)

Issue 4 ISSN 1016-3263

Publisher

IUFRO

Pagination

132 p.

Other Subjects

Dioxido de carbono; Bosque tropical; Deforestacion; Deboisement; Foret tropicale

Language

English

Note

Summary (En)

p. 17

Type

Summary; Non-Conventional

Source

Long-term Implications of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Forest Ecosystems, Schlaepfer, R. (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape, Birmensdorf (Switzerland)) (ed.).- Vienna (Austria): IUFRO, 1993.- ISBN 3 7040 1165 7

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