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Climate Change Impacts on Future Carbon Stores and Management of Warm Deserts of the United States
Author
Thomey, Michell L.
Ford, Paulette L.
Reeves, Matthew C.
Finch, Deborah M.
Litvak, Marcy E.
Collins, Scott L.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
2014-02-01
Body

On the Ground • Reducing atmospheric CO2 through enhanced terrestrial carbon storage may help slow or reverse the rate of global climate change. However, information on how climate change in the Southwest might affect the balance between CO2 uptake and loss on semiarid rangelands is not easily accessible to land managers. • We summarize studies that focus on key components of carbon exchange across the warm deserts of North America to determine if common trends exist that can be used in management. • Management strategies that increase carbon sequestration or decrease carbon loss are especially important. Thus managers will need to know what management practices are likely to promote carbon storage or minimize losses during critical time periods. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00045.1
Additional Information
Thomey, M. L., Ford, P. L., Reeves, M. C., Finch, D. M., Litvak, M. E., & Collins, S. L. (2014). Climate change impacts on future carbon stores and management of warm deserts of the United States. Rangelands, 36(1), 16-24.
IISN
0190-0528
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/640007
Journal Volume
36
Journal Number
1
Journal Pages
16-24
Collection
Journal Name
Rangelands
Keywords
global climate change
carbon dioxide (CO2)
carbon sequestration in arid–semiarid ecosystems
Mojave Desert
Sonoran Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
land management to increase carbon storage
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