Novel energy production systems are needed that not only offer reductions in greenhouse
gas emissions but also cause fewer overall environmental impacts. How to identify and …

BACKGROUND Cellulosic biofuels offer environmental benefits not available from grain-
based biofuels and are a cornerstone of efforts to meet transportation fuel needs in a future …

In the US Corn Belt, a recent doubling in commodity prices has created incentives for
landowners to convert grassland to corn and soybean crop**. Here, we use land cover …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

Agricultural production in the United States is undergoing marked changes due to rapid
shifts in consumer demands, input costs, and concerns for food safety and environmental …

Agronomic intensification has transformed many agricultural landscapes into expansive
monocultures with little natural habitat. A pervasive concern is that such landscape …

Over the last 20 years, substantial amounts of grassland have been converted to other land
uses in the Northern Great Plains. Most of land cover/land use (LCLU) assessments in this …

Fencing for conservation is an acknowledgement that we are failing to successfully coexist
with and, ultimately, conserve biodiversity. Fences arose during the Neolithic revolution to …

The principles of systematic conservation planning are now widely used by governments
and non-government organizations alike to develop biodiversity conservation plans for …

Energy and fuel demands, which are currently met primarily using fossil fuels, are expected
to increase substantially in the coming decades. Burning fossil fuels results in the increase …