Short-rotation forestry for supplying biomass for energy production

Forest BioEnergy Production: Management, Carbon Sequestration and Adaptation

Volumn 9781461483915, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-56

  Tullus, Hardi ^a   Tullus, Arvo ^b   Rytter, Lars ^c  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agro forestry; Alder; Aspen; Bioenergy; Coppice system; Energy forestry; Management; Northern Europe; Plantation forestry; Planted forests; Poplar; Short rotation forestry; Willow

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REFORESTATION; ROTATION; TIMBER;

AGROFORESTRY; ALDER; ASPEN; BIO-ENERGY; COPPICE SYSTEM; ENERGY; ENERGY FORESTRY; NORTHERN EUROPE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PLANTED FOREST; POPLAR; SHORT-ROTATION FORESTRIES; WILLOW;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 84929645698     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8391-5_3     Document Type: Chapter

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