Agricultural greenhouse gas trading markets in North America

Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 423-437

  Reicosky, Don C ^a   Goddard, Tom W ^b   Enerson, Dale ^c   Chan, Al S K ^a   Liebig, Mark A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c North Dakota Farmers Union   (United States)

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EID: 84882758560     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386897-8.00024-3     Document Type: Chapter

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