Bioenergy crop production in the United States: Potential quantities, land use changes, and economic impacts on the agricultural sector

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-333

  Walsh, Marie E ^a   De La Torre Ugarte, Daniel G ^a   Shapouri, Hosein ^a   Slinsky, Stephen P ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural income; Bioenergy crops; Biomass; Conservation Reserve Program; Hybrid poplar; Land use changes; Switchgrass; Willow

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CROPS;

BIOENERGY CROPS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY CROP; LAND USE CHANGE;

UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; SALIX;

EID: 0038683254     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023625519092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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