TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pimentel,David
AU  - Pimentel,Marcia
TI  - Food, energy, and society
SN  - 9781420046670 (hbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 338.19 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boca Raton, FL
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Food supply
KW  - Power resources
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Energy consumption
N1  - Chapters by other authors as well; Includes bibliographical references and index; Energy and society -- Energy and power -- Solar energy in natural and managed ecosystems -- Ecological systems, natural resources, and food supplies -- Manipulating ecosystems for agriculture -- Hunter-gatherers and early agriculture-- Early livestock systems and animal power -- Livestock production and energy use -- Energy use in fish and aquacultural production / David Pimentel, Roland E. Shanks, and Jason C. Rylander -- Energy use in grain and legume production -- Energy use in fruit, vegetable, and forage production -- Energy inputs in crop production in developing and developed countries / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Environmental and economic costs of the application of pesticides primarily in the United States -- Water resources: agricultural and environmental issues / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Soil erosion: a food and environmental threat -- Conservation of biological diversity in agricultural, forestry, and marine systems / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Food processing, packaging, and preparation -- Transport of agricultural supplies and foods -- Renewable energy: current and potential issues / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Biomass: food versus fuel / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Ethanol production using corn, switchgrass, and wood; biodiesel production using soybean and sunflower / David Pimentel and Tad W. Patzek -- U.S. energy conservation and efficiency: benefits and costs / David Pimentel ... [et al.] -- Summing up: options and solutions
ER  -