Cost and profitability of biofuel chipping in Alnus incana stands in Lithuania

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-160

  Mizaras, Stasys ^a   Sadauskiene, Liana ^a   Mizaraite, Diana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Chips; Cost; Grey alder; Profit

Indexed keywords

CHIP PRODUCTION; CHIPS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; FOREST FUEL; GREY ALDER; HEATING PLANTS; LITHUANIA; LOGGING RESIDUES; PROFIT; STEMWOODS; TREE CHIPS; WORK TIME;

BIOFUELS; COSTS; LOGGING (FORESTRY);

PROFITABILITY;

CHIPS; COSTS; LOGGING; PROFITABILITY;

ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA;

EID: 79951823498     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2010.540255     Document Type: Article

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