The charcoal trap: Miombo forests and the energy needs of people

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study evaluates the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas fluxes to the atmosphere resulting from charcoal production in Zambia. It combines new biomass and flux data from a study, that was conducted in a <it>miombo <...

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Main Authors: Muchinda Maurice, Mukelabai Mukufute M, Ziegler Waldemar, Merbold Lutz, Kutsch Werner L, Kolle Olaf, Scholes Robert J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
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Online Access:http://www.cbmjournal.com/content/6/1/5