Bioenergy from Mountain Pine Beetle Timber and Forest Residuals: A Cost Analysis

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 195-210

  Niquidet, Kurt ^a   Stennes, Brad ^a   van Kooten, G C ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84860915181     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2012.01246.x     Document Type: Article

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