Soil carbon sequestration and land use change associated with biofuel production: Empirical evidence

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 66-80

  Qin, Zhangcai ^a   Dunn, Jennifer B ^a   Kwon, Hoyoung ^b   Mueller, Steffen ^c   Wander, Michelle M ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Cropland; Emission factor; Forest; Grassland; Life cycle analysis; Miscanthus; Poplar; Switchgrass; Willow

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CORN; CROPLAND; EMISSION FACTORS; FOREST; GRASSLAND; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MISCANTHUS; POPLAR; SWITCHGRASS; WILLOW;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOREST; GRASS; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAIZE; SOIL CARBON;

EID: 84954393515     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12237     Document Type: Article

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