Biofuels: Implications for Land Use and Biodiversity

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This report explores the potential impacts on ecology and biodiversity associated with reallocating land use for biofuel production as well as how economics and farm policies may influence the land available for biofuel harvest. This report also discusses other factors relevant to designing bioenergy systems for optimum social, economic and ecological benefits.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Report
Secondary resource type	Assignment/activity (non-laboratory)
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Format	pdf
Is Part Of	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 link below or the following web address: http://www.esa.org/biofuelsreports/
Collection Link	http://esa.org/ecoed/folders/0096/biofuels
Ecological Core Concept	Landscapes and larger scales Human impacts -- Agriculture and resource harvesting
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	This report can be used to introduce the topic of biofuels and land appropriation. Students can read this to begin their critical thinking regarding the economic and environmental undertakings of this alternative energy source prior to a lecture/lesson.
Keywords	biofuels, land use, agriculture
Life science discipline (subject)	Agriculture & Aquaculture Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	John Wiens Joseph Fargione Keith Kline Virginia Dale
Primary Author Affiliation	In order: Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; PRBO Conservation Science; The Nature Conservancy
Primary Author email	N/A
Submitter Email	educationintern@esa.org
Rights	Ecological Society of America
Review Status	Accepted
Resource Editor	Unknown
Reviewer A	Unknown
Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2012-07-06

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