Potential of agroforestry techniques in mitigating CO2 emissions in Nigeria: Some preliminary estimates

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-173

  Adesina, F A ^a   Siyanbola, W O ^a   Oketola, F A ^a   Pelemo, D A ^a   Momodu, S A ^a   Adegbulugbe, A O ^a   Ojo, L O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agroforestty techniques; Atmosphere; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Deforestation rates; Forestry sector; Greenhouse gas; Mitigation; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033430395     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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