Rangelands as a Sink for Carbon
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1. The International context 1.1. Potential and Actual Carbon Storage Densities of the Drylands 1.2. Rationale for Sequestering Carbon in Drylands 1.3. Dryland Soils as a Carbon Sink 1.4. Creating an Economic Linkage between Dryland Restoration and Carbon Sequestration 1.5. Carbon Offsets: What are They and How do They Help? 1.6. Validation and Verification of Carbon Stores 2. Increasing Carbon Sequestration in Rangelands: Prospects and Problems 2.1. Rationale for Using Halophytes to Extend the Area of World Biofuels Production 2.2. Halophytic Shrub Plantations Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketches
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