Multi-criteria optimization for mitigation model of greenhouse gas emissions from abandoned grassland

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 859-865

  Baležentiene, Ligita ^a   Užupis, Arnoldas ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Agro ecology; Emissions; Fertilizing; Fuzzy topsis; Grassland; Multi objective optimization; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOSPHERE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLAY; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMIDITY; LITHUANIA; LOAM SOIL; MICROORGANISM; PASTURE; SOIL FERTILITY; VEGETATION;

EID: 84856822048     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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