Changes in population and agricultural land in conterminous United States counties, 1790 to 1997

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 84-1-84-19

  Waisanen, Pamela J ^a   Bliss, Norman B ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Conterminous United States; Country; Historical cropland; Land use change; Population change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; LAND USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037694084     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gb001843     Document Type: Article

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