Bioenergy, biomass and biodiversity

Renewable Energy from Forest Resources in the United States

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 133-162

  Flaspohler, David J ^a   Webster, Christopher R ^a   Froese, Robert E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76849099839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203888421     Document Type: Chapter

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