Measuring and Monitoring Carbon in the Agricultural and Forestry Sectors.

Examines basic approaches for measuring forest and agricultural carbon, including on-site measurement, indirect measurement from off-site tools, and estimation using models or inferences. Explains purposes of measuring forest and agricultural carbon, need for decisionmaking in setting measurement re...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Agriculture. Forests and forestry. Climatic changes. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines basic approaches for measuring forest and agricultural carbon, including on-site measurement, indirect measurement from off-site tools, and estimation using models or inferences. Explains purposes of measuring forest and agricultural carbon, need for decisionmaking in setting measurement requirements, and issues for Congress. Includes appendix of forestry and agricultural activities for carbon sequestration and/or emission reduction.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.