Harvesting the biosphere: The human impact

Population and Development Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 613-636

  Smil, Vaclav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOSPHERE; DEFORESTATION; GRASSLAND; HARVESTING; LAND USE CHANGE; PHYTOMASS; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BOTANY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROUPS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 83455163775     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2011.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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