Woody energy crops in the southeastern United States: Two centuries of practitioner experience

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1655-1666

  Kline, Keith L ^a   Coleman, Mark D ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy feedstocks; Commercial production costs; Hardwood plantations; Productivity; Short rotation woody crops; Southern pine plantations

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCKS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; HARDWOOD PLANTATIONS; PINE PLANTATIONS; SHORT-ROTATION WOODY CROPS;

COSTS; CROPS; ECOLOGY; FEEDSTOCKS; HARDWOODS; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION; ROTATION; TIMBER;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENERGY CROP; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; FROST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; PLANTATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; WOODY PLANT;

COSTS; FARM CROPS; HARDWOODS; INVESTMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION; SOUTHERN PINES; WOOD;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

LIQUIDAMBAR; PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 78149282227     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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