Direct and Indirect Effects and the Long-term Risks of Climate Change on Forests: Carbon Balances in United Kingdom Forests

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

Direct and Indirect Effects and the Long-term Risks of Climate Change on Forests: Carbon Balances in United Kingdom Forests

1993

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

The area of productive woodland in the UK has been increasing steadily since 1950, generally at about 20-30 thousand hectares per year. The current forest estate covers 2,1 million hectares, the annual growth in the total stored carbon in wood is 2,0 million tonnes. The annual UK output of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is 162 million tonnes.

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Palabras clave de AGROVOC

afforestation carbon dioxide clima climat climate dioxyde de carbone efecto invernadero effet de serre greenhouse effect reino unido united kingdom

Información bibliográfica

Publicado en

World Series (IUFRO)

Edición 4 ISSN 1016-3263

Editorial

IUFRO

Paginación

132 p.

Otras materias

Royaume uni; Dioxido de carbono; Extension forestiere; Aforestacion

Idioma

Inglés

Nota

Summary (En)

p. 18, 5 ref.

Tipo

Summary; Non-Conventional

Fuente

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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