Carbon farming via assisted natural regeneration as a cost-effective mechanism for restoring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 114-129

  Evans, Megan C ^a   Carwardine, Josie ^b,c   Fensham, Rod J ^c,d   Butler, Don W ^d   Wilson, Kerrie A ^c   Possingham, Hugh P ^c,e   Martin, Tara G ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Assisted natural regeneration; Biodiversity conservation; Carbon farming; Co benefits; Environmental plantings; Managed regrowth

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FARMING; CARBON METABOLISM; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAIN FOREST; REFORESTATION;

EID: 84924093242     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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