Integration of bioenergy strategies into forest management scenarios for Crown land in New Brunswick, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1319-1332

  Carle, Jean François ^a   Maclean, David A ^a   Erdle, Thom A ^a   Roy, Roger J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOSSIL FUELS; HARVESTING; TIMBER;

BIOENERGY STRATEGIES; DISCOUNT RATES; FOREST ESTATE; HARVEST RESIDUES; JOINT PRODUCTION; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; TIMBER HARVESTS; TIMBER PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; FOSSIL FUEL; HARVESTING; PLANTATION;

CROWNS; ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FOSSIL FUELS; HARVESTING; METALLURGY; NEW BRUNSWICK; STEEL;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

SALIX;

EID: 79958252916     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x11-048     Document Type: Article

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