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Studying Woody Biomass for Energy Across the U.S.
Five U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists – John Stanturf, Emile Gardiner, Leslie Groom, Dana Mitchell and James Perdue – recently contributed to four review articles that were part of a special issue of the journal BioEnergy Research. SRS researchers collaborated on the journal articles with scientists and engineers from a number of universities and other agencies, including the Forest Service Northern Research Station, Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Forest Products Laboratory, as well as the USDA Agricultural Research Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Latest Publications
- Forest operations and woody biomass logistics to improve efficiency, value, and sustainability
Anderson, Nathaniel; Mitchell, Dana - Determining the effects of felling method and season of year on the regeneration of short rotation coppice
de Souza, Daniel P.L.; Gallagher, Tom; Mitchell, Dana; McDonald, Tim; Smidt, Mathew - Residue distribution and biomass recovery following biomass harvest of plantation pine
Grace III, Johnny; Klepac, John; Taylor, S.; Mitchell, Dana - High tonnage harvesting and skidding for loblolly pine energy plantations
Jernigan, Patrick; Gallagher, Tom; Mitchell, Dana; Smidt, Mathew; Teeter, Larry - Impact of thinning on soil properties and biomass in Apalachicola National Forest, Florida
Nwaokorie, Kelechi James; Mbuya, Odemari Stephen; Grace, Johnny