Ecological impacts of energy-wood harvests: Lessons from whole-tree harvesting and natural disturbance

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-153

  Berger, Alaina L ^a   Palik, Brian ^b   D'Amato, Anthony W ^a   Fraver, Shawn ^b   Bradford, John B ^c   Nislow, Keith ^c   King, David ^c   Brooks, Robert T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Biodiversity; Biofuels; Carbon storage; Energy wood; Forest productivity; Natural disturbance; Saproxylic organisms; Whole tree harvesting; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

CARBON STORAGE; ENERGY-WOOD; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; SAPROXYLIC; WHOLE TREE HARVESTING; WOODY DEBRIS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; RESEARCH; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUEL; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST PRODUCT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TIMBER HARVESTING; WOODY DEBRIS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; FUELS; HARVESTING; NUTRIENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; WOOD;

EID: 84875769519     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/jof.12-020     Document Type: Review

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