Biomass energy: the scale of the potential resource

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-72

  Field, Christopher B ^a   Campbell, J Elliott ^a   Lobell, David B ^b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; ENERGY USE; LAND USE CHANGE; POWER GENERATION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CARBON; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 38849199779     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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