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  1. Departamento de Suelo y Agua, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEAD-CSIC), Avda. Montañana, 1005, 50059, Zaragoza, Spain

    Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes

  2. Basque Centre For Climate Change (BC3), Alameda Urquijo, 4, 4°-1, 48008, Bilbao, Spain

    Agustin del Prado

  3. Instituto de Nutrición Animal, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEZ-CSIC), C/Camino del Jueves s/n, 18100, Armilla, Granada, Spain

    David R. Yáñez-Ruiz

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Álvaro-Fuentes, J., del Prado, A. & Yáñez-Ruiz, D.R. Greenhouse gas mitigation in the agricultural sector in Spain. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change 21, 969–973 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-014-9596-x

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