The economic attractiveness of Short Rotation Coppice biomass plantations for bioenergy in Northern Ontario

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-78

  Allen, Darren ^a   McKenney, Daniel W ^a   Yemshanov, Denys ^a   Fraleigh, Saul ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b Fibre Focus   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass production; Economic feasibility; Hybrid poplar; Northern ontario; Short rotation coppice; Shrub willow

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; FORESTRY; ROTATION;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; HYBRID POPLAR; ONTARIO; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; SHRUB WILLOW;

BIOMASS;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; COPPICE; CUTTING; INVESTMENT; LAND COVER; PROFITABILITY; ROTATION; TREE;

BIOMASS; COPPICE; COSTS; ONTARIO; POPULUS; ROTATION; SALIX;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84899722553     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc2013-012     Document Type: Article

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