Intercropping switchgrass with loblolly pine does not influence the functional role of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-200

  Briones, Kim M ^a   Homyack, Jessica A ^b   Miller, Darren A ^c   Kalcounis Rueppell, Matina C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^c WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Carbon; Intercropping; Nitrogen; Stable isotopes; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS; INTERCROPPING; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; STABLE-ISOTOPES; TROPHIC POSITION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BIOFUELS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

MAMMALS;

BIOFUEL; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENERGY CROP; GRASS; INTERCROPPING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RODENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOLOGY; ENERGY; FUELS; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; USA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877334918     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.03.033     Document Type: Article

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