Forest-based biomass supply in Massachusetts: How much is there and how much is available

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Markowski Lindsay, Marla ^a   Catanzaro, Paul ^a   Damery, David ^a   Kittredge, David B ^a   Butler, Brett J ^b   Stevens, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Family Forest Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Forest biomass supply; Owner attitudes

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

'DRY' [; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS HARVESTING; BIOMASS SUPPLY; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST BIOMASS SUPPLY; FOREST OWNERS; FORESTLANDS; MASSACHUSETTS; OWNER ATTITUDE;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; FOREST INVENTORY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HARVESTING; OWNERSHIP; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS ENERGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; FOREST; LAND USE; UNITED STATES;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860324423     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.051     Document Type: Article

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