Sustainable agriculture and the production of biomass for energy use

Climatic Change

Volumn 94, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 319-331

  Muller, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BIO-ENERGY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FOOD CROPS; GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND; NUTRIENT BALANCE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC MATTER; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WORLD ENERGY DEMAND;

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 67349203879     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-008-9501-2     Document Type: Article

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