Factors contributing to carbon fluxes from bioenergy harvests in the U.S. Northeast: An analysis using field data

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-305

  Mika, Anna M ^a   Keeton, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground carbon; Bioenergy harvest; Fossil fuel offsets; Northern hardwoods; Sustainable forestry; Whole tree harvest

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARDWOODS; MACHINERY; WOOD FUELS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ABOVE-GROUND CARBONS; BIO-ENERGY; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WHOLE-TREE HARVEST;

HARVESTING;

EID: 84876175413     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01183.x     Document Type: Article

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