Forest biomass harvesting in the Northeast: A special-needs operation

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 45-49

  Benjamin, Jeffrey G ^a   Lilieholm, Robert J ^a   Coup, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Bioproducts; Energy wood; Forest policy; Timber harvesting

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); WATER QUALITY;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOPRODUCTS; ENERGY WOOD; FOREST POLICY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

BIOMASS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; LOGGING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WOOD;

EID: 77952048906     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/27.2.45     Document Type: Article

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