Comparison of biomass production in coppice and single stem woodland management systems on an imperfectly drained gley soil in central Scotland

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-151

  Proe, M F ^a   Craig, J ^a   Griffiths, J ^a   Wilson, A ^b   Reid, E ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Central Scotland Countryside Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alder; Biomass; Coppice; Poplar; Short rotation; Single stems; Willow

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COPPICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PRECIPITATION; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SHORT ROTATION FORESTRY;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; PRODUCTIVITY; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALNUS RUBRA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA; SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 0032784617     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(99)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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