Unexpectedly large impact of forest management and grazing on global vegetation biomass

Karl-Heinz Erb (), Thomas Kastner, Christoph Plutzar, Anna Liza S. Bais, Nuno Carvalhais, Tamara Fetzel, Simone Gingrich, Helmut Haberl, Christian Lauk, Maria Niedertscheider, Julia Pongratz, Martin Thurner and Sebastiaan Luyssaert
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Karl-Heinz Erb: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Thomas Kastner: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Christoph Plutzar: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Anna Liza S. Bais: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Nuno Carvalhais: Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie
Tamara Fetzel: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Simone Gingrich: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Helmut Haberl: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Christian Lauk: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Maria Niedertscheider: Institute of Social Ecology Vienna, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt-Vienna-Graz
Julia Pongratz: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Martin Thurner: Stockholm University
Sebastiaan Luyssaert: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Nature, 2018, vol. 553, issue 7686, 73-76

Abstract: Analyses of potential and actual biomass stocks indicate that trade-offs exist between conserving carbon stocks on managed land and raising the contribution of biomass to raw material and energy supply for the mitigation of climate change.

Date: 2018
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