Harvesting SRF poplar for pulpwood: Experience in the Pacific Northwest

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 439-445

  Spinelli, Raffaele ^a   Hartsough, Bruce R ^b  

^a CNR Timber   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central processing yard; Chipping; Harvesting; Poplar; Productivity; SRF

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY;

CENTRAL PROCESSING YARD; CHIPPING; POPLAR; SRF;

PULP;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; PULP;

HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WOOD;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; PULPS;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645981904     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.11.021     Document Type: Article

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