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Land Clearing and the Biofuel Carbon Debt by Fargione, Joseph, Hill, Jason, Tilman, David, Polasky, Stephen, Hawthorne, Peter

“…Increasing energy use, climate change, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels make switching to low-carbon fuels a high priority. Biofuels are a…”
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Energy Sprawl Is the Largest Driver of Land Use Change in United States by Trainor, Anne M, McDonald, Robert I, Fargione, Joseph

“…Energy production in the United States for domestic use and export is predicted to rise 27% by 2040. We quantify projected energy sprawl (new land required for…”
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Single species conservation as an umbrella for management of landscape threats by Runge, Claire A, Withey, John C, Naugle, David E, Fargione, Joseph E, Helmstedt, Kate J, Larsen, Ashley E, Martinuzzi, Sebastian, Tack, Jason D

“…Single species conservation unites disparate partners for the conservation of one species. However, there are widespread concerns that single species…”
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Towards the implementation of sustainable biofuel production systems by Correa, Diego F., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Fargione, Joseph E., Hill, Jason D., Possingham, Hugh P., Thomas-Hall, Skye R., Schenk, Peer M.

“…Novel energy production systems are needed that not only offer reductions in greenhouse gas emissions but also cause fewer overall environmental impacts. How…”
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Estimates of present and future flood risk in the conterminous United States by Wing, Oliver E J, Bates, Paul D, Smith, Andrew M, Sampson, Christopher C, Johnson, Kris A, Fargione, Joseph, Morefield, Philip

“…Past attempts to estimate rainfall-driven flood risk across the US either have incomplete coverage, coarse resolution or use overly simplified models of the…”
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Diversity decreases invasion via both sampling and complementarity effects by Fargione, Joseph E., Tilman, David

“…Complementarity and sampling effects may both contribute to increased invasion resistance at higher diversity. We measured plant invader biomass across a…”
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Global diversity of drought tolerance and grassland climate-change resilience by Craine, Joseph M., Ocheltree, Troy W., Nippert, Jesse B., Towne, E. Gene, Skibbe, Adam M., Kembel, Steven W., Fargione, Joseph E.

“…Grasslands have always experienced drought, but future drought conditions are likely to be more severe and frequent as climates change. This study shows that…”
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The Ecological Impact of Biofuels by Fargione, Joseph E, Plevin, Richard J, Hill, Jason D

“…The ecological impact of biofuels is mediated through their effects on land, air, and water. In 2008, about 33.3 million ha were used to produce food-based…”
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Sustainable Floodplains through Large-Scale Reconnection to Rivers by Opperman, Jeffrey J., Galloway, Gerald E., Fargione, Joseph, Mount, Jeffrey F., Richter, Brian D., Secchi, Silvia

“…If riverside levees are strategically removed or repositioned, the result can be reduced flood risk and increased goods and services. Flooding is the most…”
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Biodiversity loss threatens human well-being by Díaz, Sandra, Fargione, Joseph, Chapin, 3rd, F Stuart, Tilman, David

“…At least among species within the same trophic level (e.g., plants), rarer species are likely to have small effects at any given point in time. [...]in natural…”
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Energy sprawl or energy efficiency: climate policy impacts on natural habitat for the United States of America by McDonald, Robert I, Fargione, Joseph, Kiesecker, Joe, Miller, William M, Powell, Jimmie

“…Concern over climate change has led the U.S. to consider a cap-and-trade system to regulate emissions. Here we illustrate the land-use impact to U.S. habitat…”
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Microalgal biofuel production at national scales: Reducing conflicts with agricultural lands and biodiversity within countries by Correa, Diego F., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Possingham, Hugh P., Fargione, Joseph E., Hill, Jason D., Schenk, Peer M.

“…Microalgae are a promising alternative for future biofuel production. Compared to first- and second-generation biofuels, microalgal production systems offer…”
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Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S by Maloney, Kelly O., Baruch-Mordo, Sharon, Patterson, Lauren A., Nicot, Jean-Philippe, Entrekin, Sally A., Fargione, Joseph E., Kiesecker, Joseph M., Konschnik, Kate E., Ryan, Joseph N., Trainor, Anne M., Saiers, James E., Wiseman, Hannah J.

“…Extraction of oil and gas from unconventional sources, such as shale, has dramatically increased over the past ten years, raising the potential for spills or…”
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Natural climate solutions for the United States by Fargione, Joseph E, Bassett, Steven, Boucher, Timothy, Bridgham, Scott D, Conant, Richard T, Cook-Patton, Susan C, Ellis, Peter W, Falcucci, Alessandra, Fourqurean, James W, Gopalakrishna, Trisha, Gu, Huan, Henderson, Benjamin, Hurteau, Matthew D, Kroeger, Kevin D, Kroeger, Timm, Lark, Tyler J, Leavitt, Sara M, Lomax, Guy, McDonald, Robert I, Megonigal, J Patrick, Miteva, Daniela A, Richardson, Curtis J, Sanderman, Jonathan, Shoch, David, Spawn, Seth A, Veldman, Joseph W, Williams, Christopher A, Woodbury, Peter B, Zganjar, Chris, Baranski, Marci, Elias, Patricia, Houghton, Richard A, Landis, Emily, McGlynn, Emily, Schlesinger, William H, Siikamaki, Juha V, Sutton-Grier, Ariana E, Griscom, Bronson W

“…Limiting climate warming to <2°C requires increased mitigation efforts, including land stewardship, whose potential in the United States is poorly understood…”
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The principles of natural climate solutions by Ellis, Peter Woods, Page, Aaron Marr, Wood, Stephen, Fargione, Joseph, Masuda, Yuta J., Carrasco Denney, Vanessa, Moore, Campbell, Kroeger, Timm, Griscom, Bronson, Sanderman, Jonathan, Atleo, Tyson, Cortez, Rane, Leavitt, Sara, Cook-Patton, Susan C.

“…Natural climate solutions can mitigate climate change in the near-term, during a climate-critical window. Yet, persistent misunderstandings about what…”
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Minimizing habitat conflicts in meeting net-zero energy targets in the western United States by Wu, Grace C, Jones, Ryan A, Leslie, Emily, Williams, James H, Pascale, Andrew, Brand, Erica, Parker, Sophie S, Cohen, Brian S, Fargione, Joseph E, Souder, Julia, Batres, Maya, Gleason, Mary G, Schindel, Michael H, Stanley, Charlotte K

“…The scale and pace of energy infrastructure development required to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are unprecedented, yet our understanding of…”
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Incorporating clonal growth form clarifies the role of plant height in response to nitrogen addition by Gough, Laura, Gross, Katherine L., Cleland, Elsa E., Clark, Christopher M., Collins, Scott L., Fargione, Joseph E., Pennings, Steven C., Suding, Katharine N.

“…Nutrient addition to grasslands consistently causes species richness declines and productivity increases. Competition, particularly for light, is often assumed…”
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We need both natural and energy solutions to stabilize our climate by Griscom, Bronson W., Lomax, Guy, Kroeger, Timm, Fargione, Joseph E., Adams, Justin, Almond, Lucy, Bossio, Deborah, Cook‐Patton, Susan C., Ellis, Peter W., Kennedy, Christina M., Kiesecker, Joseph

“…We respond to concerns raised by Baldocchi and Penuelas who question the potential for ecosystems to provide carbon sinks and storage, and conclude that we…”
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Bioenergy and Wildlife: Threats and Opportunities for Grassland Conservation by Fargione, Joseph E, Cooper, Thomas R, Flaspohler, David J, Hill, Jason, Lehman, Clarence, McCoy, Tim, McLeod, Scott, Nelson, Erik J, Oberhauser, Karen S, Tilman, David

“…Demand for land to grow corn for ethanol increased in the United States by 4.9 million hectares between 2005 and 2008, with wide-ranging effects on wildlife,…”
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Soil fertility increases with plant species diversity in a long-term biodiversity experiment by Dybzinski, Ray, Fargione, Joseph E, Zak, Donald R, Fornara, Dario, Tilman, David

“…Most explanations for the positive effect of plant species diversity on productivity have focused on the efficiency of resource use, implicitly assuming that…”
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