European and United States perspectives on forest operations in environmentally sensitive areas

D Abbas, F Di Fulvio, R Spinelli - Scandinavian Journal of Forest …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper offers a forest operations perspective in environmentally sensitive areas in
Europe and the United States. The objective is to help inform key sustainability knowledge …

Forecasting Future Procurement Potential of Swedish Forest Biomass Using Forest Inventory Data

K Kons, D Athanassiadis, DA Agar - Croatian Journal of Forest …, 2023 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak In the last 20 years the use of forest biomass for energy production and sawlog and
pulpwood production has increased by 68%, 11% and 31% in Sweden. As Sweden is trying …

Surplus forest biomass–The cost of utilisation through optimised logistics and fuel upgrading in northern Sweden

DA Agar, M Svanberg, I Lindh… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to achieve a net zero emission economy by 2045, Sweden's inland biomass
resources are under examination. Large amounts of forest biomass in the north of the …

Enabling efficient bioconversion of birch biomass by Lentinula edodes: regulatory roles of nitrogen and bark additions on mushroom production and cellulose …

F Chen, C Martín, M Finell, S **ong - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2020 - Springer
Pretreatment with edible white-rot fungi has advantages in low inputs of energy and
chemicals for reducing the recalcitrance of woody biomass for bioethanol production while …

[PDF][PDF] Regional balance of forest chip supply and demand in Finland in 2030

P Anttila, V Nivala, O Salminen, M Hurskainen, J Kärki… - 2018 - jukuri.luke.fi
Abstract According to the National Energy and Climate Strategy of Finland in 2016, the
demand for forest chips, that is, wood chips made of forest biomass directly for energy use …

Development of crop trees after different thinning methods in mixed Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) and Birch (Betula spp.) forests in Southern Sweden

A Becs, L Kuglerová, D Bergström, E Holmström… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In Northern Europe, novel thinning methods of small diameter trees are being
tested to promote early competition release in young tree-dense forests at a low cost. These …

[HTML][HTML] Stand structure after thinning in 1–2 m wide corridors in young dense stands

K Ahnlund Ulvcrona, D Bergström, U Bergsten - Silva Fennica, 2017 - silvafennica.fi
Boom corridor thinning (BCT) has been proposed as a cost-effective technique for biomass
thinning (BT) in young dense stands. The objective of this study was to determine how …

The productivity and cost of harvesting whole trees from early thinnings with a felling head designed for continuous cutting and accumulation

J Laitila, K Väätäinen - International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The main problem with the utilization of untended stands for energy use is that small-
diameter trees are expensive to harvest, and the value of the harvest fails to exceed the …

Effect of forest structure on operational efficiency of a bundle-harvester system in early thinnings

D Bergström, F Di Fulvio, Y Nuutinen - Croatian Journal of Forest …, 2016 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The objective of the study was to improve knowledge on effects of harvested tree
size and density of undergrowth on the operational efficiency of a bundle-harvester that …

Family forest owners' perception of management and thinning operations in young dense forests: A survey from Sweden

T Kronholm, D Bengtsson, D Bergström - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Family forest owners (FFOs) own 48% of Sweden's productive forest land and are
responsible for 59% of the annual gross felling. They are thus important suppliers of raw …