Environmental impacts of harvesting wood for energy: Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6846656

Johnson, J E; Pope, P E; Mroz, G D; Payne, N F

This book overviews the environmental effects of timber harvesting practices on wild life, plant life, soil, and water. It concludes with a discussion of management practices which could alleviate detrimental environmental impacts. 258 refs., 38 figs., 50 tabs. (JF)

• Research Organization: Council of Great Lakes Governors, Inc., Madison, WI (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-83OR21390
• OSTI ID: 6846656
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21390-T16; ON: DE88015080
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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