The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 156-164

  Teague, W R ^a,b   Apfelbaum, S ^c   Lal, R ^d   Kreuter, U P ^b   Rowntree, J ^e   Davies, C A ^f   Conser, R ^g   Rasmussen, M ^h   Hatfeld, J ⁱ   Wang, T ^a   Wang, F ^c   Byck, P ^j  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Applied Ecological Services Inc   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^g Regenov8 Advisors ^*  (United States)

^h IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^j ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Conservation agriculture; Ecosystem services; Greenhouse gases; Regenerative ecosystem management; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURALA ECOSYSTEM; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRAZING; GREENHOUSE GAS; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960331431     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: 19413300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.71.2.156     Document Type: Review

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