Above-ground biomass characteristics of young hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. x P. tremuloides Michx.) plantations on former agricultural land in Estonia

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1617-1625

  Tullus, Arvo ^a   Tullus, Hardi ^a   Soo, Tea ^a   Pärn, Linnar ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass partitioning; Biomass production; Calorific value; Hybrid aspen; Nutrient content; Short rotation forestry

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; HYBRID ASPEN; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; SHORT ROTATION; SHORT-ROTATION FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CALORIFIC VALUE; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; ROTATION; SOILS; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

ABANDONED LAND; ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COPPICE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FORESTRY PRACTICE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANTATION;

BIOMASS; CALORIMETRY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PRODUCTION; ROTATION; SOIL;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 71549140088     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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