Description |
1 online resource (xv, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Carbon dioxide : importance, sources and sinks / Dave S. Reay and John Grace -- Terrestrial vegetation as a carbon dioxide sink / Graham Hymus and Riccardo Valentini -- The oceanic sink for carbon dioxide / Christopher L. Sabine and Richard A. Feely -- The soil carbon dioxide sink / Pete Smith and Phil Ineson -- Implications of increasing the soil carbon store : calculating the net greenhouse gas balance of no-till farming / Reynald L. Lemke and H. Henry Janzen -- Geological carbon sinks / Andy Ridgwell and Ursula Edwards -- Artificial carbon sinks : utilization of carbon dioxide for the synthesis of chemicals and technological applications / Michele Aresta and Angela Dibenedetto -- Prospects for biological carbon sinks in greenhouse gas emissions trading systems / John Reilly [and others] -- Methane : importance, sources and sinks / David S. Reay, Keith A. Smith and C. Nick Hewitt -- The soil methane sink / Peter F. Dunfield -- The atmospheric methane sink / Dudley E. Shallcross, M. Aslam K. Khalil and Christopher L. Butenhoff -- Artificial methane sinks / Alex De Visscher, Pascal Boeckx and Oswald Van Cleemput -- Nitrous oxide : importance, sources and sinks / David S. Reay, C. Nick Hewitt and Keith A. Smith -- Stratospheric sinks of nitrous oxide / Christopher L. Butenhoff and M. Aslam K. Khalil -- Sinks for nitrous oxide at the Earth's surface / Carolien Kroeze, Lex Bouwman and Caroline P. Slomp -- Cross-cutting issues and new directions / David S. Reay -- Impact of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on the exchange of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane from European forests / Wim de Vries [and others] |
Summary |
In this first comprehensive handbook of the earth's sinks for greenhouse gases, leading researchers from around the world provide an expert synthesis of current understanding and uncertainties. It will be a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners in conservation, ecology and environmental studies |
Analysis |
broeikasgassen |
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greenhouse gases |
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kooldioxide |
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carbon dioxide |
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stikstofoxiden |
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nitrogen oxides |
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methaan |
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methane |
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klimaatverandering |
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climatic change |
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broeikaseffect |
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greenhouse effect |
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Air Pollution |
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Environmental Protection |
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Luchtverontreiniging |
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Milieubescherming |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Subject |
Greenhouse gas mitigation.
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Plant-atmosphere relationships.
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Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Air pollutants.
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Air pollution.
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Climatic change.
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Emission.
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Global warming.
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Greenhouse effect.
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Greenhouse gases.
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Pollution control.
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Temperature.
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Greenhouse gas mitigation
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Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects
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Plant-atmosphere relationships
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Treibhausgas
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Senke Stoffhaushalt
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Kohlenstoffsenke.
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Stickstoffoxide -- Umweltbelastung.
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Kohlendioxid -- Atmosphäre.
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Atmosphäre -- Kohlendioxid.
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Methan -- Umweltbelstung.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Reay, Dave, 1972-
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ISBN |
9781845931902 |
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1845931904 |
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