Comparison of volumetric and stress-weighted water footprint of grain products in China

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 324-333

  Wang, Y B ^a,b   Wu, P T ^a   Engel, B A ^b   Sun, S K ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Water footprint Food security Crop water productivity Water stress Ecosystem restoration China

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY; RESTORATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; WATER CONSERVATION;

CROP WATER PRODUCTIVITY; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; WATER-SAVING MEASURES;

WATER RESOURCES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOOD SECURITY; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS;

CHINA;

EID: 84907537211     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.08.014     Document Type: Article

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