Biomass and nutrients in tree root systems-sustainable harvesting of an intensively managed Pinus pinaster (Ait.) planted forest

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-243

  Augusto, Laurent ^a   Achat, David L ^a   Bakker, Mark R ^a   Bernier, Frederic ^b   Bert, Didier ^c,d   Danjon, Frederic ^c,d   Khlifa, Rim ^a   Meredieu, Celine ^c,d   Trichet, Pierre ^a  

^a BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^b Institut National Recherche Agronomique (INRA)   (France)

^c UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Forest; Fuelwood; Harvest residues; Nutrients; Tree roots

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HARVESTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; FOREST; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; FUELWOOD; HARVEST RESIDUES; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING; TREE ROOT;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FUELWOOD; HARVESTING; NUTRIENT; ROOT SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY;

FRANCE;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 84923113939     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12127     Document Type: Article

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