The Potential of U.S. Grazing Lands to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect

Offers a comprehensive evaluation of the soil C containment potential of grazing lands. This book describes grazing lands, the areas they occupy, and their role in improving the environment. It compares practices that result in soil carbon sequestration and summarizes approaches for policy makers and research agencies.

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Grazing lands represent the largest and most diverse land resource-taking up over half the earth's land surface. The large area grazing land occupies, its diversity of climates and soils, and the potential to improve its use and productivity all contribute to its importance for sequestering C and mitigating the greenhouse effect and other conditions brought about by climate change. The Potential of U.S. Grazing Lands to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect gives you an in-depth look at this possibility.