Essays about: "Slash pine"

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  1. 6. Costs, CO2-emissions and energy balance for applying Nordic methods of forest biomass utilization in British Columbia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Björn Nilsson; [2009]
    Keywords : transportation; biomass supply; bioenergy; slash; logging residues; grinder; bundle;

    Abstract : A devastating mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation in British Columbia has had enormous economic consequences for the lumber industry and has been one of the drivers for the development of bioenergy systems. Transportation is the link between forests and the end-users and also a critical factor for profitability. READ MORE

  3. 7. Forest continuity and human impact : vegetation history of Torup forest, southwestern Scania

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Tove Hultberg; [2008]
    Keywords : forest history; beech; Fagus sylvatica; Torup; Scania;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to reconstruct the vegetation history of Torup forest in southwestern Scania, Sweden. Pollen from a small forest hollow was analysed in order to provide data on long-term local forest history beyond the record of maps and written sources. READ MORE