Historical U.S. cropland areas and the potential for bioenergy production on abandoned croplands

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3840-3847

  Zumkehr, A ^a   Campbell, J E ^a  

^a Merced   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED CROPLANDS; ABANDONED LAND; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS YIELD; GROWING DEMAND; HIGH RESOLUTION; PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND; SPATIAL DATA;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; LAND USE;

CULTIVATION;

ABANDONED LAND; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ESTIMATION METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CROPLAND; FOREST; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; TILLAGE; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; PANICUM; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876271512     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3033132     Document Type: Article

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