Earth applications of closed ecological systems: Relevance to the development of sustainability in our global biosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1649-1655

  Nelson, Mark ^a,b,c   Allen, J ^a,b,c   Alling, A ^a,b,c   Dempster, W F ^a,c   Silverstone, S ^a,b,c  

^a Biosphere Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b Biosphere Foundation   (United States)

^c Institute of Ecotechnics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EROSION; NUTRITION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

GLOBAL TECHNOSPHERES;

ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOSPHERE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 0042244366     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)80011-X     Document Type: Article

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