Agricultural carbon mitigation options in Europe: Improved estimates and the global perspective

Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-216

  Smith, P ^a   Powlson, D S ^a   Smith, J U ^a   Falloon, P D ^a   Coleman, K ^a   Goulding, K W ^a  

^a Soil Science Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Carbon mitigation; Climate change; Europe; Kyoto protocol article 3.4; Land management; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 3343014942     PISSN: 02380161     EISSN: 15882527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AAgr.48.2000.2.13     Document Type: Review

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