Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases ：Coordinated Agricultural Research through GRACEnet to Address our Changing Climate

Publication subTitle ：Coordinated Agricultural Research through GRACEnet to Address our Changing Climate

Author： Liebig   Mark;Franzluebbers   A. J.;Follett   Ronald F  

Publisher： Elsevier Science‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9780123868985

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780123868978

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780123868978

Subject： Q1 General Biology;Q94 Botany;S-0 General Theory;X Environmental Science, Safety Science

Language： ENG

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Description

Global climate change is a natural process that currently appears to be strongly influenced by human activities, which increase atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). Agriculture contributes about 20% of the world’s global radiation forcing from carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, and produces 50% of the methane and 70% of the nitrous oxide of the human-induced emission. Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases synthesizes the wealth of information generated from the GRACEnet (Greenhouse gas Reduction through Agricultural Carbon Enhancement network) effort with contributors from a variety of backgrounds, and reports findings with important international applications.

  • Frames responses to challenges associated with climate change within the geographical domain of the U.S., while providing a useful model for researchers in the many parts of the world that possess similar ecoregions
  • Covers not only soil C dynamics but also nitrous oxide and methane flux, filling a void in the existing literature
  • Educates scientists and technical service providers conducting greenhouse gas research, industry, and regulators in their agricultural research by addressing the issues of GHG emissions and ways to reduce these emissions
  • Synthesizes the data from top experts in the world into clear recommendations and expectations for improvements in the agricultural management of global warming potential as an aggregate of GHG emissions

Chapter

Front Cover

pp.：  1 – 4

Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases: Coordinated Agricultural Research through GRACEnet to Address our Changing Climate

pp.：  4 – 5

Copyright

pp.：  5 – 6

Contents

pp.：  6 – 10

Foreword

pp.：  10 – 12

Preface

pp.：  12 – 16

Acknowledgments

pp.：  16 – 20

Contributors

pp.：  20 – 28

Executive Summary

pp.：  28 – 38

Section 1 - Agricultural Research for a Carbon-Constrained World

pp.：  38 – 58

Section 2 - Agricultural Management and Soil Carbon Dynamics

pp.：  58 – 164

Section 3 - Agricultural Management and Greenhouse Gas Flux

pp.：  164 – 276

Section 4 - Modeling to Estimate Soil Carbon Dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Flux from Agricultural Production Systems

pp.：  276 – 362

Section 5 - Measurements and Monitoring: Improving Estimates of Soil Carbon Dynamics and Greenhouse Gas Flux

pp.：  362 – 446

Section 6 - Economic and Policy Considerations Associated with Reducing Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture

pp.：  446 – 492

Section 7 - Looking Ahead: Opportunities for Future Research and Collaboration

pp.：  492 – 562

INDEX

pp.：  562 – 586

Color Plates

pp.：  586 – 603

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