Abstract In Europe, poplar and other fast-growing tree species are considered valuable resources for meeting the required wood demand of rising bioeconomy. The agricultural technique short rotation coppice (SRC) has gained relevance to ease pressure from forests. Previous studies have implemented life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology evaluate such systems’ potential environmental impacts. The...

To establish a short rotation coppice (SRC) system in the temperate region of East Asia, planting was conducted for cuttings from seven species, including Salix eriocarpa, S. gilgiana, gracilistyla, integra, sachalinensis, serissaefolia, and subfragilis, with wide distribution eastern Japan. During cultivation, cheap compost derived swine manure containing high concentrations various nutrients ...

Although coppice forests represent a significant part of the European forest area, especially across southern Countries, they received little attention within Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) processes and scenarios, whose guidelines have been mainly designed to high national scale. In order obtain “tailored” information on degree sustainability coppices scale stand, we evaluated (i) whether...