[HTML][HTML] The impact of forestry as a land use on water quality outcomes: An integrated analysis

C Duffy, C O'Donoghue, M Ryan, K Kilcline… - Forest Policy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The adoption of the EU land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) regulation
ensures that for the first time afforestation in Europe will contribute toward the achievement …

Environmental sustainability assessment of using forest wood for heat energy in Ireland

JJ Fitzpatrick - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Wood from Irish forestry has potential for sustainably supplying some of Ireland's energy
needs. This study used an environmental sustainability assessment methodology to assess …

Forest biomass supply chains in Ireland: A life cycle assessment of GHG emissions and primary energy balances

F Murphy, G Devlin, K McDonnell - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The demand for wood for energy production in Ireland is predicted to double from 1.5 million
m 3 over bark (OB) in 2011 to 3 million m 3 OB by 2020. There is a large potential for …

Life cycle assessment of biomass-to-energy systems in Ireland modelled with biomass supply chain optimisation based on greenhouse gas emission reduction

F Murphy, A Sosa, K McDonnell, G Devlin - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The energy sector is the major contributor to GHG (greenhouse gas emissions) in Ireland.
Under EU Renewable energy targets, Ireland must achieve contributions of 40%, 12% and …

Afforestation: Replacing livestock emissions with carbon sequestration

C Duffy, C O'donoghue, M Ryan, D Styles… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
In Ireland, agriculture accounts for 33% of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Ireland faces significant challenges in terms of emissions reduction and is well off course in …

Site index of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in relation to different measures of site quality in Ireland

N Farrelly, Á Ní Dhubháin… - Canadian Journal of …, 2011 - cdnsciencepub.com
To examine the relationships between Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) site
index and site quality variables, we sampled 201 Sitka spruce stands covering the entire …

[HTML][HTML] Valorisation of phytochemical from Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) needles: Impact of ultrasound/microwave-assisted extraction

H Alaydi, X Zhu, JRM Mondala, BK Tiwari… - Food and Bioproducts …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) needles contain a variety of bioactive compounds including
phenolic compounds and flavonoids, many of which have been used in the cosmetic …

Addressing the challenge of wood mobilisation through a systemic innovation lens: The Irish forest sector innovation system

K Kilcline, ÁN Dhubháin, K Heanue… - Forest Policy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the face of growing demand for sustainable sources of biomass, the challenge of
mobilising non-industrial private forest landowners (NIPF) with varying management …

Sitka spruce site index in response to varying soil moisture and nutrients in three different climate regions in Ireland

N Farrelly, ÁN Dhubháin, M Nieuwenhuis - Forest Ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
We examined the relationships between Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) site
index, windspeed, former land use, soil moisture and soil nutrients with a view to identifying …

Base cation budgets under residue removal in temperate maritime plantation forests

J Johnson, J Aherne, T Cummins - Forest Ecology and Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The removal of harvest residues—branches, treetops and needles—has the potential to
impact the long-term sustainability of forest soils. In this study we used mass balance …