The global potential of bioenergy on abandoned agriculture lands

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5791-5794

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

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANNING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; LAND USE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS; BIO-ENERGY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOOD SECURITY; FOREST LANDS; LAND COVER; PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND;

AGRICULTURE;

ABANDONED LAND; ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; FOOD SECURITY; FOREST COVER; SATELLITE DATA;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; GRASSLAND; NORTH AMERICA;

AGRICULTURE; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48749128488     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800052w     Document Type: Article

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