A new feller-buncher for harvesting energy wood: Results from a European test programme

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-210

  Spinelli, Raffaele ^a   Cuchet, Emmanuel ^b   Roux, Philippe ^c  

^a CNR IVALSA   (Italy)

^b Afocel ^*  (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Coppice; Energy wood; Feller buncher; Full trees; Harvesting technology; Productivity

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY WOODS; FELLER BUNCHER; HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY;

WOOD;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; COPPICE; FOREST RESOURCE; MACHINERY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILVICULTURE; TIMBER HARVESTING; TREE PLANTING;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

CARPINUS; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33847235329     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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