At the core of the socio-ecological transition: Agroecosystem energy fluxes in Austria 1830-2010.

ABSTRACT: Analyses of energy efficiency in biomass production offer important insights in the context of sustainable land management and biomass production. However, much of the previous research on the topic has focused on the energy efficiency of either food or energy provision. Only recently, comprehensive analyses at the total agroecosystem level have been operationalized, studying long-term change in agroecosystem energetics in the course of the socio-ecological transition. We contribute to this line of research by offering an empirical assessment of agroecosystem energetics for the case of Austria, covering the period 1830-2010 at an annual resolution. We present a quantitative assessment of energy inputs, outputs and internal energy fluxes of Austria's agroecosystem, including crop production

SUBMITTER: Gingrich S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6162290 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature