Agricultural opportunities to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-124

  Johnson, Jane M F ^a   Franzluebbers, Alan J ^a   Weyers, Sharon Lachnicht ^a   Reicosky, Donald C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; GRACEnet; Greenhouse gas; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Organic agriculture; Soil carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; EROSION; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; SOILS;

GRACENET; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; POTENTIAL MITIGATION; SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MITIGATION; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRADE-OFF; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LITERATURE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOIL EROSION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MANURE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35348814301     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.030     Document Type: Review

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