Forest bioenergy system to reduce the hazard of wildfires: White Mountains, Arizona

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 638-645

  Neary, Daniel G ^a   Zieroth, Elaine J ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Fuels treatments; Pinus ponderosa; Stewardship contracts; Thinning; USDA Forest Service; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOOD FUELS;

BIOENERGY; FOREST THINNINGS; STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOOD FUELS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOENERGY; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST CLEARANCE; LEGISLATION; NATURAL HAZARD; POWER PLANT; THINNING; TRADE-OFF; WILDFIRE;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WHITE MOUNTAINS [ARIZONA];

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 34548522447     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2007.06.028     Document Type: Article

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