The potential distribution of bioenergy crops in the UK under present and future climate

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1935-1945

  Bellarby, Jessica ^a   Wattenbach, Martin ^a,c   Tuck, Gill ^b   Glendining, Margaret J ^b   Smith, Pete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crops; Biofuel crops; Climate change; GIS mapping; Modelling; UKCIP02 scenarios

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY CROPS; CHANGING CLIMATE; CROP GROWTH; ENGLAND; FUTURE CLIMATE; GIS MAPPING; MISCANTHUS; MODELLING; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; UKCIP02 SCENARIOS;

BIOFUELS; CROPS; RANGE FINDING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EMISSION; ENERGY CROP; GIS; GROWTH RESPONSE; MAPPING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; MISCANTHUS; SALIX;

EID: 78149281162     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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