A sustainable biomass industry for the North American Great Plains

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-132

  Rosenberg, Norman J ^a   Smith, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FERTILIZER; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASSLAND; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MITIGATION; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70449490895     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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