Effects of management on biomass production in Norway spruce stands and carbon balance of bioenergy use

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 275, Issue , 2012, Pages 87-97

  Pyörälä, Piritta ^a   Kellomäki, Seppo ^a   Peltola, Heli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon balance in forestry; Carbon neutrality; Energy carbon balance; Forest biomass; Intensive management; Substitution

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; BIO-ENERGY; BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON STOCKS; CARBON STORAGE; CENTRAL FINLAND; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FERTILE SITES; FINNISH; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NORWAY SPRUCE; NORWAY SPRUCE STANDS; PER UNIT; TIMBER PRODUCTION;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; ROTATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; TIMBER;

CARBON;

BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENERGY USE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; PHYTOMASS; POWER GENERATION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; NORWAY; PICEA ABIES; ROTATION;

FINLAND;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84859496091     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.02.037     Document Type: Article

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