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This Issue describes how agriculture provides important ecosystem services in the forms of food and fiber, but can also convey many disservices to agroecosystems themselves and to the ecosystems affected by agricultural practices. In particular, agricultural activities contribute substantial amounts of greenhouse gases, including more methane and nitrous oxide than any other human activity. For example, Duxbury (1994) estimated that agriculture contributes 25%, 65% and 90% of all anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), respectively.
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Resource Group TIEE
Resource Group Link https://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=SearchResults&F46=TIEE
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Life science discipline (subject)
Keywords climate change, agriculture, TIEE, greenhouse gases, carbon cycle, fertilizer, organic agriculture, no-till, carbon sources, carbon sinks
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Pedagogical Use Description In this activity, students investigate three sources of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, and how different cropping methods, including no-till, organic and perennialization, affect global warming potential. In addition, students will discuss potential trade-offs that limit the broad application of these practices and identify tactics that may aid in the reduction of global warming potential from agriculture. The PDFs of several articles are included as resources with this Figure Set.
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Url http://tiee.esa.org/vol/v6/figure_sets/climate_change/abstract.html
Full Name of Primary Author Brook J. Wilke
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Primary Author Affiliation Michigan State University
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  • educationintern
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Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection Off
Big Data Collection Off
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Date Of Record Submission 2009-02-01
I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use No
Date Of Record Release 2011-03-09 12:03:01
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  • tmourad
Date Last Modified 2022-08-02 20:18:54
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