A geospatial modeling framework for assessing biofuels-related land-use and land-cover change
With the increasing biofuel demands in recent years, the cultivated lands for biofuel crops,
ie, corn and soybeans, the major sources of ethanol and biodiesel, have been greatly …
ie, corn and soybeans, the major sources of ethanol and biodiesel, have been greatly …
Land use change in a biofuels hotspot: The case of Iowa, USA
This study looks at the land use impact of the biofuels expansion on both the intensive and
extensive margin, and its environmental consequences. We link economic, geographical …
extensive margin, and its environmental consequences. We link economic, geographical …
Assessing marginal land availability based on land use change information in the contiguous United States
Utilization of marginal land for growing dedicated bioenergy crops for second-generation
biofuels is appealing to avoid conflicts with food production. This study develops a novel …
biofuels is appealing to avoid conflicts with food production. This study develops a novel …
Parcels versus pixels: modeling agricultural land use across broad geographic regions using parcel-based field boundaries
T Sohl, J Dornbierer, S Wika, K Sayler… - Journal of Land Use …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Land use and land cover (LULC) change occurs at a local level within contiguous ownership
and management units (parcels), yet LULC models primarily use pixel-based spatial …
and management units (parcels), yet LULC models primarily use pixel-based spatial …
A spatial modeling framework to evaluate domestic biofuel-induced potential land use changes and emissions
We present a novel bottom-up approach to estimate biofuel-induced land-use change (LUC)
and resulting CO2 emissions in the US from 2010 to 2022, based on a consistent …
and resulting CO2 emissions in the US from 2010 to 2022, based on a consistent …
Midwest US landscape change to 2020 driven by biofuel mandates
M Mehaffey, E Smith, R Van Remortel - Ecological Applications, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Meeting future biofuel targets set by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA)
will require a substantial increase in production of corn. The Midwest, which has the highest …
will require a substantial increase in production of corn. The Midwest, which has the highest …
Spatially explicit land-use and land-cover scenarios for the Great Plains of the United States
The Great Plains of the United States has undergone extensive land-use and land-cover
change in the past 150 years, with much of the once vast native grasslands and wetlands …
change in the past 150 years, with much of the once vast native grasslands and wetlands …
Soil carbon change and net energy associated with biofuel production on marginal lands: a regional modeling perspective
V Bandaru, RC Izaurralde, D Manowitz… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The use of marginal lands for biofuel production has been proposed as a promising solution
for meeting biofuel demands while avoiding food–feed–fuel conflicts. However, uncertainty …
for meeting biofuel demands while avoiding food–feed–fuel conflicts. However, uncertainty …
Parameterizing perennial bioenergy crops in Version 5 of the Community Land Model based on site‐level observations in the Central Midwestern United States
With projected expansion of biofuel production at a global scale, there is a pressing need to
develop adequate representation of bioenergy crops in land surface models to help …
develop adequate representation of bioenergy crops in land surface models to help …
Characterizing urbanization, and agricultural and conservation land‐use change in Riverside County, California, USA
X Chen, BL Li, MF Allen - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring trends in urbanization and land use related to population growth and changing
social and economic conditions is an important tool for developing in land use and habitat …
social and economic conditions is an important tool for developing in land use and habitat …