Biomass production in the Central Great Plains USA under various coppice regimes

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 778-783

  Geyer, W A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Coppice; Cutting cycles; Short rotation forestry; Spacing trials; SRIC

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CUTTING CYCLES; SHORT ROTATION FORESTRY; SPACING TRIALS; SRIC;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPICE; CROP YIELD; DENSITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; SPACING; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING;

BIOMASS; COPPICE; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

ACER NEGUNDO; ACER SACCHARINUM; CATALPA; GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS; POPULUS; ULMUS; ULMUS PUMILA;

EID: 33746737526     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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