Modelling EROEI and net energy in the exploitation of non renewable resources

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-58

  Bardi, Ugo ^a   Lavacchi, Alessandro ^b   Yaxley, Leigh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SPE   (United States)

Author keywords

EROEI; Hubbert model; Lotka Volterra; Natural resources; Net energy

Indexed keywords

COUPLED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION; EROEI; FREE MARKET ECONOMY; HUBBERT MODEL; LOTKA-VOLTERRA; NET ENERGY; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION; SIMPLE SYSTEM;

CRUDE OIL; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ECONOMICS; NATURAL RESOURCES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CRUDE OIL; EXPLOITATION; INVESTMENT LOCATION; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; OIL PRODUCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955232963     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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