Plant species composition and biofuel yields of conservation grasslands

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2202-2209

  Adler, Paul R ^a   Sanderson, Matt A ^a   Weimer, Paul J ^b   Vogel, Kenneth P ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biofuel; C4 grass; Conservation reserve program; CRP; Ethanol; Grasslands; Plant diversity; Species richness; Switchgrass; Warm season grass

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; C4 PLANT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; GRASSLAND; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; POACEAE; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ETHANOL; POACEAE; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 71549119829     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-2094.1     Document Type: Article

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