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Targeting landscapes to identify mitigation options in smallholder agriculture

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Targeting landscapes to identify mitigation options in smallholder agriculture. / Rufino, Mariana C.; Atzberger, Clement; Baldi, Germán et al.
Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture. Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. p. 15-36.

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Rufino, MC, Atzberger, C, Baldi, G, Butterbach-Bahl, K, Rosenstock, TS & Stern, D 2016, Targeting landscapes to identify mitigation options in smallholder agriculture. in Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture. Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 15-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29794-1_2

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Rufino, M. C., Atzberger, C., Baldi, G., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Rosenstock, T. S., & Stern, D. (2016). Targeting landscapes to identify mitigation options in smallholder agriculture. In Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture (pp. 15-36). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29794-1_2

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Rufino MC, Atzberger C, Baldi G, Butterbach-Bahl K, Rosenstock TS, Stern D. Targeting landscapes to identify mitigation options in smallholder agriculture. In Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture. Springer International Publishing AG. 2016. p. 15-36 Epub 2016 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-29794-1_2

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Rufino, Mariana C. ; Atzberger, Clement ; Baldi, Germán et al. / Targeting landscapes to identify mitigation options in smallholder agriculture. Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture. Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. pp. 15-36

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