The water-land-food nexus of first-generation biofuels

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Rulli, Maria Cristina ^a   Bellomi, Davide ^a   Cazzoli, Andrea ^a   De Carolis, Giulia ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84960158660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep22521     Document Type: Article

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