Assessing long-term impacts of increased crop productivity on atmospheric CO2

Energy Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 403-411

  Cavazzoni, James ^a   Volk, Tyler ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Increased crop yields; Land use; Soil C release

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SINK; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; CULTIVATION; FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY; SOIL CARBON;

TRIXIS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CROP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOSSIL FUELS; SOIL;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS; LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY;

CROP PRODUCTIVITY; FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY INPUT REQUIREMENTS; LAND CLEARANCE;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 0029657736     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4215(96)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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