Biofuels and biodiversity: Principles for creating better policies for biofuel production

Conservation Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 602-609

  Groom, Martha J ^a,b   Gray, Elizabeth M ^c   Townsend, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity friendly biofuels; Biofuels; Ecological footprint; Feedstock; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUEL; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CERTIFICATION; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; GUIDELINE; MICROALGA; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOENERGY; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PLANT; POLICY; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PLANTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44949170688     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00879.x     Document Type: Review

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