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Growing Plants for Fuel: Predicting Effects on Water, Soil, and the Atmosphere

This report looks at both the grain and cellulose-based “bioenergy landscapes” and review what is known about their biogeochemical impacts. This report will also explore the complexity of factors involved in calculating the benefits of particular cropping systems. In evaluating the benefits, the use of mathematics as a method to projecting performance and environmental outcomes is explained as a substitute for experimental studies of ecosystem models.

This report is one of a four-part series based upon scientific manuscripts initially presented at a conference hosted by the Ecological Society of America (ESA) and sponsored by a consortium of other scientific organizations, nongovernmental
organizations, federal agencies, and the private sector in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2008.
All four reports can be found at the the link below or the following web address: http://www.esa.org/biofuelsreports/
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Resource Group ESA Biofuels and Sustainability Reports
Resource Group Link http://ecoed.esa.org/index.php?P=AdvancedSearch&Q=Y&F46=%22ESA+Biofuel...
Primary or BEN resource type
Secondary resource type
Discipline Specific Core Concepts
Life science discipline (subject)
Keywords agriculture, biofuel, ecosystem modeling, ethanol, cellulosic material, DAYCENT
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Intended End User Role
Language
Educational Language
Pedagogical Use Category
Pedagogical Use Description This report can be used introduce students into exercising critical thinking regarding land appropriation and calculating benefits of multiple ecosystem models. Students will also be introduced to the economic and environmental undertakings of cultivating crops for biofuel production.
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Url http://www.esa.org/biofuelsreports/
Full Name of Primary Author G. Philip Robertson Stephen K. Hamilton; Stephen J. Del Grosso; William J. Parton
Primary Author Controlled Name
Primary Author Affiliation Michigan State University; Michigan State University; USDA Agricultural Research
Service; Colorado State University
Primary Author email N/A
Added By Id
  • educationintern
Submitter Email educationintern@esa.org
Rights Ecological Society of America
License
Publisher
Review type
Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection Off
Big Data Collection Off
Editors Choice No
Resource Status
Date Of Record Submission 2012-07-06
I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use No
Date Of Record Release 2012-07-06 13:11:03
Last Modified By Id
  • mcmilla
Date Last Modified 2013-07-26 13:44:29
Release Flag Published

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