Management strategies to sequester carbon in agricultural soils and to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

Climatic Change

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 283-297

  Desjardins, R L ^a   Smith, W ^a   Grant, B ^a   Campbell, C ^a   Riznek, R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CARBON MITIGATION; CROPLANDS; FORAGE CROPS; LAND MANAGEMENT;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION; FARM CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL;

EID: 21744457752     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-5951-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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