Agricultural production, greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potential

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 142, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 255-269

  Verge X P C ^a   De Kimpe, C ^a   Desjardins, R L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate; Food consumption; Greenhouse gas; Mitigation practices; Population growth; Regional Associations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33846463710     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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