Thinning operations and their impact on biomass production in stands of Norway spruce and Scots pine

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 848-854

  Eriksson, Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass; Carbon storage; Fertilization; Forest management; MAI; Norway spruce; Scots pine; Thinning

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZERS; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

BIOFUELS; STANDING BIOMASS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOSSIL FUEL; PLANTATION FORESTRY; STAND DYNAMICS; THINNING;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; THINNING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33748748275     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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