Energy Inputs in Food Crop Production in Developing and Developed Nations (2009)
Detailed energy outputs and inputs were assessed for the following crops, cultured in the U.S. and developing countries: corn, wheat, rice, soy, potato, cassava, tomato, citrus and apple. In...
Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Cause Major Problems (2008)
David Pimentel, Marcia Pimentel
Crops for biofuels squanders cropland, water, and energy resources vital for food production needed for people.
Biofuel Impacts on World Food Supply: Use of Fossil Fuel, Land and Water Resources (2008)
David Pimentel, Alison Marklein, Megan A. Toth, Marissa Karpoff, Gillian S. Paul, Robert McCormack, ...
The rapidly growing world population and rising consumption of biofuels are increasing demand for both food and biofuels. This exaggerates both food and fuel shortages. Using food crops such as corn...
Response from Pimentel and colleagues (2005)
DAVID PIMENTEL, PAUL HEPPERLY, JAMES HANSON, DAVID DOUDS, RITA SEIDEL
DAVID PIMENTEL, PAUL HEPPERLY, JAMES HANSON, DAVID DOUDS, RITA SEIDEL
Various organic technologies have been utilized for about 6000 years to make agriculture sustainable while conserving soil, water, energy, and biological resources. Among the benefits of organic...
Organic and Conventional Farming Systems: Environmental and Economic Issues. (2005)
Pimentel, David, Hepperly, Paul, Hanson, James, Seidel, Rita, Douds, David
Water Resources: Agricultural and Environmental Issues (2004)
DAVID PIMENTEL, BONNIE BERGER, DAVID FILIBERTO, MICHELLE NEWTON, BENJAMIN WOLFE, ELIZABETH KARABINAKIS, ...
The increasing demands placed on the global water supply threaten biodiversity and the supply of water for food production and other vital human needs. Water shortages already exist in many regions,...
Water resources, agriculture and the environment. (2004)
Pimentel, David, Berger, Bonnie, David, Filiberto, Newton, Michelle, Wolfe, Benjamin, Karabinakis, Elizabeth, ...
In this article, water utilization by individuals and especially agricultural systems is analyzed. Interrelationships exist among population growth, water use and distribution, the status of...
Rethinking the Vision for Environmental Research in US Agriculture (2004)
G. PHILIP ROBERTSON, JANET C. BROOME, ELIZABETH A. CHORNESKY, JANE R. FRANKENBERGER, PAUL JOHNSON, MARK LIPSON, ...
Environmental research in agriculture is today largely reactive, focused on problems at small scales and conducted within narrow disciplinary boundaries. This approach has worked to abate a number of...
Renewable Energy: Current and Potential Issues (2002)
DAVID PIMENTEL, MEGAN HERZ, MICHELE GLICKSTEIN, MATHEW ZIMMERMAN, RICHARD ALLEN, KATRINA BECKER, ...
Compatibility of Chemical and Biological Pesticides. (2002)
MANACHINI, BARBARA ROSY INES, Manachini Barbara, David Pimentel
Compatibility of Chemical and Biological Pesticides. / Manachini Barbara. - In: Encyclopedia of Pest Management / David Pimentel. - New York : Marcel Dekker, 2002. - ISBN 0-8247-0632-3. - p. 134-137.
Compatibility of Chemical and Biological Pesticides. (2002)
MANACHINI, BARBARA ROSY INES, Manachini Barbara, David Pimentel
Compatibility of Chemical and Biological Pesticides. / Manachini Barbara. - In: Encyclopedia of Pest Management / David Pimentel. - New York : Marcel Dekker, 2002. - ISBN 0-8247-0632-3. - p. 134-137.
Managing Our Environmental Portfolio (2000)
ROBERT COSTANZA, HERMAN DALY, CARL FOLKE, PAUL HAWKEN, C. S. HOLLING, ANTHONY J. MCMICHAEL, ...
Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment
Arrow, Kenneth, Bolin, Bert, Costanza, Robert, Dasgupta, Partha, Folke, Carl, Holling, C. S., ...
Achieving a secure energy future: environmental and economic issues
Pimentel, David, Herdendorf, M., Eisenfeld, S., Olander, L., Carroquino, M., Corson, C., ...