Global versus local environmental impacts of grazing and confined beef production systems

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Modernel, P ^a   Astigarraga, L ^a   Picasso, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

climate change; environmental impact; livestock; production systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EROSION; NUTRIENTS; PESTICIDES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RISK PERCEPTION; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; PESTICIDE CONTAMINATIONS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SOIL EROSION;

URUGUAY;

EID: 84885806173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035052     Document Type: Article

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