Assessing the potential of wildfires as a sustainable bioenergy opportunity

As the environmental and economic consequences of fossil-fuel use become clear, land is increasingly targeted as a source of bioenergy. We explore the potential for generating electricity from biomass vulnerable to fires as an ecologic and socioeconomic opportunity that can reduce the risk of greenh...

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Otros Autores: Verón, Santiago Ramón, Jobbágy, Esteban Guillermo, Di Bella, Carlos Marcelo, Paruelo, José María, Jackson, Robert B.
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