Harvesting Carbon from Eastern US Forests: Opportunities and Impacts of an Expanding Bioenergy Industry

Harvesting Carbon from Eastern US Forests: Opportunities and Impacts of an Expanding Bioenergy Industry

Eastern forests of the US are valued both as a carbon sink and a wood resource. The amount of biomass that can be harvested sustainably from this biome for bioenergy without compromising the carbon sink is uncertain. Using past literature and previously validated models, we assessed four scenarios o...

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Main Authors: Sarah C. Davis, Michael Dietze, Evan DeLucia, Stephen P. Long, Dan Wang, Heather Youngs, Benjamin Ramage, Matthew Potts, Steven P. Hamburg, Scott Loarie, William Parton, Chris Field
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-06-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
biofuel
woody biomass
forest management
residue
logging
temperate forest
sustainability
CHP
greenhouse gas reduction
carbon dioxide emission
carbon sequestration
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/3/2/370

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