A synthesis of current knowledge on forests and carbon storage in the United States

DC McKinley, MG Ryan, RA Birdsey… - Ecological …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Using forests to mitigate climate change has gained much interest in science and policy
discussions. We examine the evidence for carbon benefits, environmental and monetary …

Pretreatment of woody biomass for biofuel production: energy efficiency, technologies, and recalcitrance

JY Zhu, X Pan, RS Zalesny - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2010 - Springer
This mini review discusses several key technical issues associated with cellulosic ethanol
production from woody biomass: energy consumption for woody biomass pretreatment …

Pyrolysis of wood/biomass for bio-oil: a critical review

D Mohan, CU Pittman Jr, PH Steele - Energy & fuels, 2006 - ACS Publications
Fast pyrolysis utilizes biomass to produce a product that is used both as an energy source
and a feedstock for chemical production. Considerable efforts have been made to convert …

[图书][B] Handbook of wood chemistry and wood composites

RM Rowell - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
The degradable nature of high-performance, wood-based materials is an attractive
advantage when considering environmental factors such as sustainability, recycling, and …

Urban ecosystems and the North American carbon cycle

DE Pataki, RJ Alig, AS Fung… - Global Change …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Approximately 75–80% of the population of North America currently lives in urban
areas as defined by national census bureaus, and urbanization is continuing to increase …

Bundling of ecosystem services to increase forestland value and enhance sustainable forest management

RL Deal, B Cochran, G LaRocco - Forest Policy and Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
There has been increasing interest in the use of market-based approaches to add value for
forestland and to assist with the conservation of natural resources. While markets for …

Clearing the air: Livestock's contribution to climate change

ME Pitesky, KR Stackhouse, FM Mitloehner - Advances in agronomy, 2009 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations, Food and Agricultural Organization [FAO, Steinfeld, Gerber,
Wassenaar, Castel, Rosales, and de Haan (2006). Livestock's Long Shadow. Food and …

[图书][B] Forests on the edge: housing development on America's private forests

SM Stein - 2005 - books.google.com
The private working land base of America's forests is being converted to developed uses,
with implications for the condition and management of affected private forests and the …

Economic‐based projections of future land use in the conterminous United States under alternative policy scenarios

VC Radeloff, E Nelson, AJ Plantinga… - Ecological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Land‐use change significantly contributes to biodiversity loss, invasive species spread,
changes in biogeochemical cycles, and the loss of ecosystem services. Planning for a …

Disturbance, complexity, and succession of net ecosystem production in North America's temperate deciduous forests

CM Gough, PS Curtis, BS Hardiman… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Century‐old forests in the US upper Midwest and Northeast power much of North America's
terrestrial carbon (C) sink, but these forests' production and C sequestration capacity are …