Logistics of supplying biomass from a mountain pine beetle-infested forest to a power plant in British Columbia

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-86

  Mahmoudi, Mohammadhossein ^a   Sowlati, Taraneh ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

EXTEND simulation software; Forest biomass; Forest biomass supply logistics; Integrated Biomass Supply Analysis and Logistics (IBSAL); Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HARVESTING; LANDFORMS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; LOGISTICS; PLANNING; POWER PLANTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EXTEND SIMULATION SOFTWARE; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST BIOMASS SUPPLY LOGISTICS; INTEGRATED BIOMASS SUPPLY ANALYSIS AND LOGISTICS (IBSAL); SIMULATION;

BIOMASS;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 61949387095     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580802660397     Document Type: Article

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