Woody biomass availability for bioenergy production using forest depletion spatial data in northwestern ontario

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 506-516

  Alam, Md Bedarul ^a   Pulkki, Reino ^a   Shahi, Chander ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FOREST AREA; FOREST HARVEST; FOREST MANAGEMENT UNITS; GENERATING STATIONS; HARVEST RESIDUES; INVENTORY DATA; ONTARIO; POSTHARVEST; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATABASE; STUDY AREAS; TOTAL ENERGY; WOODY BIOMASS; WOODY BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK;

DEFORESTATION; HARVESTING;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; DATABASE; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; PHYTOMASS; POWER GENERATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WOODY PLANT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84857623774     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-011     Document Type: Article

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