Sustainable biomass production for energy in Sri Lanka

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 541-556

  Perera, K K C K ^a   Rathnasiri, P G ^a   Sugathapala, A G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Bioenergy; Biomass production; Energy demand; Energy supply; Fuelwood; Land use

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZERS; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION;

BIOENERGY;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; FOOD PRODUCTION; PLANTATION;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0141838889     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(03)00090-4     Document Type: Article

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