Potential Environmental Impacts of Increased Reliance on Corn-Based Bioenergy

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-171

  Langpap, Christian ^a   Wu, JunJie ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Corn prices; Crop choice; Environmental quality; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CLIMATE MODELS; COSTS; CROPS; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; LAND USE; POLLUTION; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES; AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; BIO ENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CORN PRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCTION FUNCTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMODITY PRICE; CROPPING PRACTICE; ECONOMETRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ETHANOL; LAND USE CHANGE; MAIZE; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; WIND EROSION;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79955887609     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9428-8     Document Type: Article

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