From forest to waste: Assessment of the Brazilian soybean chain, using nitrogen as a marker

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-197

  Smaling, E M A ^a,b   Roscoe, R ^c   Lesschen, J P ^b   Bouwman, A F ^d   Comunello, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal production; Brazil; China; Conservation agriculture; European Union; Forest conversion; Human consumption; Nitrogen stocks and flows; Soil fertility; Soy meal; Soybean; Waste

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CULTIVATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUROPEAN UNION; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PIG; POULTRY; SOYBEAN; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; SUIDAE;

EID: 49049096653     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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