Environmental benefits of cropland conversion to hybrid poplar: Economic and policy considerations

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 411-428

  Updegraff, Karen ^a   Baughman, Melvin J ^a   Taff, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Erosion; Non market valuation; Poplar; Short rotation woody crops; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CROPLANDS; SEQUESTRATION;

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BIOMASS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE CHANGE; TREE PLANTING; WOODY PLANT;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 4344669359     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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