Environmental enhancement of U.S. Biomass crop technologies: Research results to date

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-100

  Tolbert, Virginia R ^a   Wright, Lynn L ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Environmental effects; Erosion; Habitat; Quality; Runoff; Water

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HYBRID; POPLAR; UNITED STATES; WILLOW;

BIOMASS; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; SHORT ROTATION FORESTRY;

FORESTRY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOMASS ENERGY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY CROP; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

USA;

EID: 0031878629     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00005-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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