Worldwide, 3.4 billion hectares of grazing land plus a quarter of the world crop production area are utilized for livestock feeding. This amounts to more than two thirds of total agricultural land area. Forage species are, thus, a prominent feature of agricultural landscapes around the world. Mor...
You don't hear much about nitrification in the news; its formidable environmental impact is usually eclipsed by coverage of carbon dioxide emissions. But this natural microbial process in soil causes the conversion of fertilizer nitrogen into nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent ...
Peters, Michael
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Livestock, climate change, and brachiaria = Ganado, cambio climático y brachiaria]
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Livestock, climate change, and brachiaria = Ganado, cambio climático y brachiaria
The Amazon Basin is so diverse that one could say many Amazons exist, not just one. Indeed, its diversity is considered unique in the world. Although the Basin occupies 7% of the planet’s land, it carries 25% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. The region is so vast, it represents one-third ...
Fonte, Steven J.
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González, A.
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Graefe, S.
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Guimaraes, E.
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Perpétuo MG
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Jarvis, Andy
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Lundy, Mark
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Peters, Michael
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Quintero, M.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Tapasco, Jeimar
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Etter, A
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Martínez, C.
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Murgueitio, RE
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Reis, CJ
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Rodríguez, C.A.
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[Amazon region: eco-efficient landscapes]
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Amazon region: eco-efficient landscapes