Halophytes/Saline Water/Deserts/Wastelands Nexus as a Scalable Climate Mitigation including Freshwater Impacts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Water/Land Issues
2.2. Halophytes
2.3. Ocean Fertilization
2.4. Societal Adoption of Halophytes, Econometrics
3. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Bushnell, D.M. Halophytes/Saline Water/Deserts/Wastelands Nexus as a Scalable Climate Mitigation including Freshwater Impacts. Water 2024, 16, 373. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16030373
Bushnell DM. Halophytes/Saline Water/Deserts/Wastelands Nexus as a Scalable Climate Mitigation including Freshwater Impacts. Water. 2024; 16(3):373. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16030373
Chicago/Turabian StyleBushnell, Dennis M. 2024. "Halophytes/Saline Water/Deserts/Wastelands Nexus as a Scalable Climate Mitigation including Freshwater Impacts" Water 16, no. 3: 373. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16030373