Logging residue volumes and characteristics following integrated roundwood and energy-wood whole-tree harvesting in central Maine

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 66-71

  Briedis, Julia I ^a   Wilson, Jeremy S ^a   Benjamin, Jeffrey G ^a   Wagner, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Coarse woody material; Fine woody material

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEBRIS; HARVESTING; WOOD;

COARSE WOODY MATERIALS; COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; LIMITED INFORMATION; LINE INTERSECT SAMPLINGS; LONG-TERM MAINTENANCES; WHOLE TREE HARVESTING; WOODY MATERIALS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; ENERGY; EXTRACTIVES; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PLANTS; WOOD;

EID: 79959247832     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/28.2.66     Document Type: Article

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