Primary energy and greenhouse gas implications of increasing biomass production through forest fertilization

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 572-581

  Sathre, Roger ^a   Gustavsson, Leif ^a   Bergh, Johan ^a,b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Climate change mitigation; Fertilization; Forest management; Greenhouse gas; Wood products

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS HARVEST; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARBON STOCKS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; DRY MATTERS; ENERGY SECURITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZER PRODUCTION; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST FERTILIZATION; FOREST LAND; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL ENERGY; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; GHG EMISSION; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARGE-DIAMETER; MATERIAL SUBSTITUTIONS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; PRIMARY ENERGY USE; STEMWOODS; TREE BIOMASS;

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING;

BIOMASS; EMISSION; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GAS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77649233112     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.038     Document Type: Article

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