Carbon banks: An efficient means to exchange sequestered carbon

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1525-1532

  Esuola, Adeyemi G ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BANKS; CARBON RELEASE; LARGE-SCALE EMITTERS;

CHELATION; COSTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CARBON;

CARBON;

AGRICULTURE; CANADA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; CROP PRODUCTION; FOREST; RISK REDUCTION; SOURCE SINK RELATIONSHIP; UNITED NATIONS;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 33746443411     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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