Sequestration through forestry and agriculture

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-254

  Conant, Richard T ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION CONTROL; TIMBER;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE MITIGATIONS; CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AGREEMENTS; MITIGATION OPTIONS; REDUCING EMISSIONS;

FORESTRY;

EID: 79961217230     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.101     Document Type: Review

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