An approach to enhance the conservation-compatibility of solar energy development

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Cameron, D Richard ^a   Cohen, Brian S ^a   Morrison, Scott A ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HABITAT; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; BIODIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NEVADA; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLAR ENERGY; UTAH;

EID: 84862017665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038437     Document Type: Article

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