An approach for siting poplar energy production systems to increase productivity and associated ecosystem services

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 284, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-58

  Zalesny Jr , Ronald S ^a   Donner, Deahn M ^a   Coyle, David R ^b   Headlee, William L ^c  

^a Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 PG; Bioenergy; Biofuels; Bioproducts; Populus; Productivity modeling

Indexed keywords

3-PG; BIO-ENERGY; BIOPRODUCTS; POPULUS; PRODUCTIVITY MODELING;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CROPS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY;

FORESTRY;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

POPULUS;

EID: 84865059672     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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