CO2 mitigation by agriculture: An overview

Climatic Change

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-162

  Paustian, Keith ^a   Cole, C Vernon ^a   Sauerbeck, Dieter ^b   Sampson, Neil ^c  

^a Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c American Forests   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofuels; C sequestration; Mitigation potential; Soil C

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 0031713260     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005347017157     Document Type: Article

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