Offsetting global CO2 emissions by restoration of degraded soils and intensification of world agriculture and forestry

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-322

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global climate change; Soil carbon sequestration; Soil rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DEGRADATION; EROSION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; LAND RECLAMATION;

FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION;

OCEANIA;

EID: 0037669867     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.562     Document Type: Article

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