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Northern Great Plains Biomass for Biofuel:<br />

Key Research Questions<br />

What landscape patterns are likely to result from an expanded<br />

biomass-for-biofuel economy and what are our estimates of the<br />

uncertainties?<br />

What are the environmental consequences?<br />

What are the full economic costs and benefit of biomass<br />

production for energy, including agricultural sector profitability?<br />

How will projected climate change impact agricultural production<br />

and profitability?<br />

How will projected climate change impact the provision of<br />

ecosystem services?<br />

What are the feedbacks among land-use change, economic and<br />

policy drivers, climate, biophysical processes, and a variety of<br />

ecosystem services?<br />

USGS EROS Data Center

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