Causes and costs of unused logging production capacity in the southern United States and Maine

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 29-37

  Greene, W Dale ^a   Mayo, Jefferson H ^b   Dehoop, Cornells F ^c   Egan, Andy F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Wachovia Evergreen Timberland I   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOGGING CAPACITY; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; WOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS;

FORESTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; TIMBER; WOOD PRODUCTS;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

FORESTRY; LOGGING; PAPER MILLS; PRODUCTION; PULP MILLS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 2642588270     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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