Revised methane emissions factors and spatially distributed annual carbon fluxes for global livestock

Revised methane emissions factors and spatially distributed annual carbon fluxes for global livestock

Abstract Background Livestock play an important role in carbon cycling through consumption of biomass and emissions of methane. Recent research suggests that existing bottom-up inventories of livestock methane emissions in the US, such as those made using 2006 IPCC Tier 1 livestock emissions factors...

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Main Authors: Julie Wolf, Ghassem R. Asrar, Tristram O. West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
Subjects:
Methane emissions
Carbon monitoring system
Livestock
Enteric fermentation
Manure management
Greenhouse gas
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13021-017-0084-y

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