Alaska's timber harvest and forest products industry, 2005

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

Volumn , Issue 787, 2009, Pages 1-30

  Halbrook, Jeff M ^a   Morgan, Todd A ^b   Brandt, Jason P ^b   Keegan III, Charles E ^b   Dillon, Thale ^b   Barrett, Tara M ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest economics; Lumber production; Mill residue; Primary forest products; Timber processing capacity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PRIMARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; TIMBER HARVESTING; WOOD;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349522269     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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