Timber-processing capacity and capabilities in the Western United States

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 262-268

  Keegan III, Charles E ^a   Morgan, Todd A ^a   Gebert, Krista M ^b   Brandt, Jason P ^a   Blatner, Keith A ^c   Spoelma, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity utilization; Milling capacity; Small diameter timber

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; STATISTICS;

CAPACITY UTILIZATION; MILLING CAPACITY; TIMBER USE; TIMBER-PROCESSING CAPACITY;

TIMBER;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MILLING; TIMBER HARVESTING; TIMBER INDUSTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; STATISTICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749009871     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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