ISSN:
1572-9915
Keywords:
agriculture
;
biomass
;
biomass distribution
;
biomass change
;
net primary productivity
;
vegetation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
,
Ethnic Sciences
Notes:
Abstract Changes in worldwide grain production area are analyzed to assess the impact of major agricultural activity onglobal biomass. During the 26-year study period, nearly 1% of the earth's ice-free land surface was converted to grain production. This increase in agricultural area reduced the planetary biomass; however, it had minimal effect on net primary productivity. Geographically, the overall change caused by increased grain production has been to redistribute the planetary biomass poleward.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01531437
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