Characterizing patterns of global land use: An analysis of global croplands data

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 667-685

  Ramankutty, Navin ^a   Foley, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA INTERPRETATION; LAND USE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032456576     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GB02512     Document Type: Article

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