Divergences on the environmental impact associated to the production of maritime pine wood in Europe: French and Portuguese case studies

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 472, Issue , 2014, Pages 324-337

  González García, Sara ^a,b   Dias, Ana Cláudia ^a   Feijoo, Gumersindo ^b   Moreira, María Teresa ^b   Arroja, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extensive management; High intensity; Intensive management; Life Cycle Assessment; Low intensity; Pinus pinaster

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUELS; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINERY; SITE SELECTION; WAGES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

HIGH INTENSITY; INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOW-INTENSITY; PINUS PINASTER;

FORESTRY;

FERTILIZER; FUEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THINNING; YIELD RESPONSE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FRANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFESPAN; LOGGING; MACHINE; NONHUMAN; PINE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEED PRODUCTION;

E I S; FORESTRY; FUELS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PINUS PINASTER; SALARIES; SITES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FRANCE; PORTUGAL;

PINUS PINASTER;

EXTENSIVE MANAGEMENT; HIGH INTENSITY; INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LOW INTENSITY; PINUS PINASTER;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTRY; FRANCE; PINUS; PORTUGAL; TREES;

EID: 84888788473     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.034     Document Type: Article

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