Developing Sustainability Indicators for Woody Biomass Harvesting in the United States

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 736-755

  Lal, Pankaj ^a   Alavalapati, Janaki R R ^b   Marinescu, Marian ^c   Matta, Jagannadha Rao ^d   Dwivedi, Puneet ^e   Susaeta, Andres ^f  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^d FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

biofuels; certification; standards; sustainability principles; sustainable forest management; woody biomass

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; BIOMASS HARVESTING; CERTIFICATION; CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS; CLEAN ENERGY; ENERGY INDEPENDENCE; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; GROWING DEMAND; PLANT RESIDUES; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WOODY BIOMASS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; STANDARDS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; SUSTAINABILITY; WOODY PLANT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052797002     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2011.571581     Document Type: Article

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