Forest BioEnergy Production

Part I. Forest Management for Bioenergy Production

1. Introduction
Seppo Kellomäki, Antti Kilpeläinen, Ashraful Alam

2. Tree Species, Genetics and Regeneration for Bioenergy Feedstock in Northern Europe
Lars Rytter, Karin Johansson, Bo Karlsson, Lars-Göran Stener

3. Short-rotation Forestry for Supplying Biomass for Energy Production
Hardi Tullus, Arvo Tullus, Lars Rytter

4. Integrated Production of Timber and Energy Biomass in Forestry
Johanna Routa, Piritta Pyörälä, Ashraful Alam, Antti Kilpeläinen, Heli Peltola, Seppo Kellomäki

5. Nutrient Management for Sustainable Production of Energy Biomass in Boreal Forests
Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari, Lilli Kaarakka

6. Fertilization in Boreal and Temperate Forests and the Potential for Biomass Production
Johan Bergh, Per-Ola Hedwall

7. Integration of Management Measures for Bioenergy Production from Spatial and Temporal Perspectives in a Forest Region—the Case of Finland
Antti Kilpeläinen, Mitch Baker

Part II. Mitigation and Carbon Sequestration

8. Effects of Bioenergy Production on Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems
Seppo Kellomäki, Ashraful Alam, Antti Kilpeläinen

9. Stump Harvesting, Bioenergy Feedstock and Sequestration of Carbon in Soil
Ashraful Alam, Seppo Kellomäki, Antti Kilpeläinen

10. Life Cycle Carbon Assessment of Bioenergy Production
Antti Kilpeläinen

11. Time Dynamics and Radiative Forcing of Forest Bioenergy Systems
Roger Sathre, Leif Gustavsson, Sylvia Haus

Part III. Adaptation

12. Climate Change and Forest Management: Implications for Energy Biomass Production in Boreal Forest Ecosystems
Ashraful Alam

13. Risk and Uncertainty in Adaptive Forest Management Under Climate Change
Rasoul Yousefpour, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen

14. Economic Competitiveness of Forest Biomass Energy
Sepul K. Barua, Renato Bonilha

Part IV. Future Direction/Conclusions

15. Conclusions
Seppo Kellomäki, Antti Kilpeläinen, Ashraful Alam

Keywords: Life Sciences, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Forestry Management, Energy Policy, Economics and Management