Soil disturbance concerns regarding the use of forest biomass as a source of energy: Examples from Pacific Northwestern North America

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4547-4556

  Curran, Michael P ^a   Howes, Steven W ^b  

^a Southern Interior Region   (Canada)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Long term productivity; Soil hydrologic function; Soil productivity; Sustainability; Sustainability protocols

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS; BIO-ENERGY; BIO-MASS ENERGY; BIOMASS HARVEST; BIOMASS HARVESTING; BIOMASS REMOVAL; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CRITERIA AND INDICATORS; DENSE STANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST SERVICE; HARVESTING SYSTEM; HYDROLOGIC FUNCTION; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; SITE PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL DISTURBANCES; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESOURCES; SOURCE OF ENERGY; THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATION; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURES;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; PURCHASING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOILS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MACHINERY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL QUALITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 81555202521     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.017     Document Type: Article

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