Citation Information

  • Title : Can Ranchers Slow Climate Change?
  • Source : Rangelands
  • Publisher : BioOne
  • Volume : 26
  • Issue : 4
  • Pages : 16-22
  • Year : 2004
  • DOI : 10.2111/1551-501
  • ISBN : 10.2111/1551-501X
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Campbell,Sara
    • Mooney,Siān
    • Hewlett,John P.
    • Menkhaus,Dale J.
    • Vance,George F.
  • Climates: Steppe (BSh, BSk). Warm summer continental/Hemiboreal (Dsb, Dfb, Dwb).
  • Cropping Systems:
  • Countries: USA.

Summary

Carbon credits can be created on rangelands at costs that are competitive with credits from cropland and forestry, revealing that ranchers could play a role in reducing climate change.

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