Predicting sustainability of forest bioenergy production in the face of changing paradigms

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 201-212

  Kimmins, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biosolids; Certification; Ecosystems; FORCEE; FORECAST; Forest; Modelling; Prediction; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIOENERGY; BIOSOLIDS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE FORCEE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE FORCYTE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE FORECAST; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYTEM MANAGEMENT; ENERGY PRODUCTION; SUBSTAINABLE FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

EID: 0031408634     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10009-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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