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| Dale, Virginia H; Oak Ridge National Lab; dalevh@ornl.gov; Lowrance, Richard; USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory; Richard.Lowrance@ars.usda.gov; Mulholland, Patrick; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; mulhollandpj@ornl.gov; Robertson, G Phillip; W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center; Robertson@kbs.msu.edu. |
| The establishment of bioenergy crops will affect ecological processes and their interactions and thus has an influence on ecosystem services provided by the lands on which these crops are grown. The regional-scale effects of bioenergy choices on ecosystem services need special attention because they often have been neglected yet can affect the ecological, social, and economic aspects of sustainability. A regional-scale perspective provides the opportunity to maximize ecosystem services, particularly with regard to water quality and quantity issues, and also to consider other aspects of ecological, social, and economic sustainability. We give special attention to cellulosic feedstocks because of the opportunities they provide. |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Bioenergy crops; Ecosystem services; Landscape; Management. |
| Ano: 2010 |
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| Torre Ugarte, Daniel de la; Walsh, Marie E.; Shapouri, Hosein; Slinsky, Stephen P.. |
| In response to energy security concerns, alternative energy programs such as biomass energy systems are being developed to provide energy in the 21st century. For the biomass industry to expand, a variety of feedstocks will need to be utilized. Large scale production of bioenergy crops could have significant impacts on the United States agricultural sector in terms of quantities, prices and production location of traditional crops as well as farm income. Though a number of scenarios were examined to study the impact of bioenergy crop production on the agricultural sector, two cropland scenarios are presented in this report. Under the wildlife management scenario, the analysis indicates that, at $30/dry ton (dt) for switchgrass,... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Alternative crops; Bioenergy crops; Biomass; Conservation Reserve Program; Crop acreage shifts; Crop budgeting; Economic feasibility; Economic impact; Hybrid poplars; Hybrid willow; POLYSYS; Switchgrass; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33997 |
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