Life-cycle analysis and the ecology of biofuels

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Davis, Sarah C ^a   Anderson Teixeira, Kristina J ^a   DeLucia, Evan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; ECOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ECOLOGY; PLANTS;

EID: 61649116715     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2008.12.006     Document Type: Review

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