A5101681456- Forest Management and Policy
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
State University of New York
2017-2021
York University
2018-2021
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
2017-2021
Few life cycle assessments (LCAs) on willow biomass production have investigated the effects of key geographically specific parameters. This study uses a spatial LCA model for to determine spatially explicit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy return investment (EROI), including land use conversion from pasture cropland or grassland. There were negative GHG 92% identified as suitable production, indicating this system’s potential climate change mitigation. For planted pasture, ranged...
Forests are experiencing significant changes; studying geographic patterns in forests is critical understanding the impact of forest dynamics to biodiversity, soil erosion, water chemistry and climate. Few studies have examined pattern changes other than fragmentation; however, spatial processes equal importance. Here, we study attrition, complete removal patches, that can result habitat loss, severe decline population sizes species richness, shifts local regional environmental conditions....
Abstract District heating (DH) systems can improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and be a cost‐effective residential space alternative over conventional decentralized heating. This study uses radiative forcing (RF), time‐sensitive life cycle assessment metric, to evaluate alternatives. We compare forest residue willow biomass resources natural as fuel sources against using oil. The comparison is performed for selected locations in the Northeastern United States...
Few studies have investigated deforestation and population connections in the U.S. at large spatial extents or small scales. We examined forest cover changes over two decades, 1990-2000 2000-2010, continental county scale. Forest dynamics were estimated using National Land Cover Database, a satellite-derived classification product then linked to data from US. Census. At aggregate level, high growth seems increase net loss non-linear manner, especially 2000s. Counties also ranked based on...