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Notes

  1. 1.

    gigatonne = 1015 t = 1 Pg

  2. 2.

    gigatonne = 1015 t = 1 Pg

  3. 3.

    Gt = 1015 t = 1 Pg

  4. 4.

    The measure used to determine the extent to which the atmosphere is trapping heat due to emissions of greenhouse gases

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  1. International Center for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

    Long Ruijun & Shang Zhanhuan

  2. Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

    Li Xiaogan

  3. College of Pratacultural and Environmental Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China

    Jiang Ping-an & Jia Hong-tao

  4. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

    Victor Squires

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  2. Gansu Bureau of Animal Husbandry, Qin'an Road 1, Lanzhou, 730030, China, People's Republic

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Ruijun, L., Zhanhuan, S., Xiaogan, L., Ping-an, J., Hong-tao, J., Squires, V. (2010). Carbon Sequestration and the Implications for Rangeland Management. In: Squires, V., Hua, L., Li, G., Zhang, D. (eds) Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in North-West China. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9622-7_7

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