Local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in southern Africa

A Gasparatos, S Mudombi, BS Balde… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuels have been promoted as a renewable energy option in many countries, but have
also faced extensive scrutiny over their sustainability. Food security is perhaps the most …

Mechanisms and indicators for assessing the impact of biofuel feedstock production on ecosystem services

A Gasparatos, C Romeu-Dalmau, GP von Maltitz… - Biomass and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofuel feedstock production can be a significant driver of landscape modification,
ecosystem change and biodiversity loss. There is growing body of literature that shows how …

Modelling the sources and transport of ammonium nitrogen with the SPARROW model: A case study in a karst basin

Y Dai, Y Lang, T Wang, X Han, L Wang, J Zhong - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
The assessment of nutrients delivered to aquatic ecosystems is important for water quality
controls. Mainly due to the complex terrains and subsurface hydrological systems in karst …

Mapping the Nexus: A County-Level Analysis and Visualization of Iowa's Food–Energy–Water Systems

J Brittes Tuthill, A Kaleita - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presents a county-level analysis and visual assessment of Iowa's Food–Energy–
Water systems (IFEWs), focusing on the interdependencies of agricultural practices, nitrogen …

Estimating virtual nitrogen inputs to integrated US corn ethanol and animal food systems

M Algren, AE Landis, C Costello - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
To accurately assess contributions of human activities to nitrogen (N) cycle disruption, we
must consider how systems such as food and renewable fuel production are connected. N …

Hydrologic and water quality impacts of biofuel feedstock production in the Ohio River Basin

Y Demissie, E Yan, M Wu - GCB Bioenergy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study addresses the uncertainties related to potential changes in land use and
management and associated impacts on hydrology and water quality resulting from …

[图书][B] Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems: From Soil to Soil

J Freedgood - 2024 - books.google.com
Covid-19 was a canary in a mine. It exposed the vulnerabilities of 21st-century food systems
but did not create them. Since then, the world has faced a “polycrisis:” a cluster of weather …

[PDF][PDF] Designing Payments for Multiple Ecosystem Services with Advanced Biofuels in the Mississippi River Basin

X Fan, M Khanna, T Hartman, A VanLoocke - 2023 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Biofuels are being increasingly promoted as a low-carbon alternative to reduce the
dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Currently, the …

Opportunities and Strategies to Improve the Sustainability of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use

MM Algren - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Over the past century, humans have dramatically increased levels of terrestrial reactive
nitrogen and mobilized phosphorus through industrial fixation of nitrogen and phosphorus …

[PDF][PDF] Modelling the sources and transport of ammonium nitrogen with the SPARROW

Y Dai, Y Lang, T Wang, X Han, L Wang, J Zhong - researchgate.net
The assessment of nutrients delivered to aquatic ecosystems is important for water quality
controls. Mainly due to the complex terrains and subsurface hydrological systems in karst …