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Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies
Institute for Applied Ecosystem Studies
Advance renewable energy sources and pollution remediation through short rotation woody crop production systems
![[photo:] Example of short rotation poplars grown for energy, fiber, and phytotechnologies. Photo by Ron Zalensy, US Forest Service Northern Research Station.](../../local-resources/images/energy_climate_genetics__200.jpg)
Attention to scaling concepts reveals powerful emerging relationships between energy, forestry and agriculture. At the same time, concerns have emerged about the ability of the landscape to produce sufficient biomass to serve as a replacement feedstock for oil. Our research includes the genetics and benefits of bioenergy plantations and the patterns of tree and forest adaptation to climate change.
Developing phytoremediation and other phytotechnologies for ecosystem recovery, remediation, and restoration along the urban to rural continuum
- Phyto-Recurrent Selection: A Method for Selecting Genotypes for Phytotechnologies
- Phytoremediation of Inorganic Contaminants
- Phytoremediation of Organic Contaminants
- Salt Tolerance and Salinity Thresholds of Woody Energy Crops
- Biochar: A Sustainable Soil Amendment
- Reclaiming and Restoring Lands Degraded from Mining
- Freshkills: Landfill to Park Conversion
Refining silvicultural methods to provide ecosystem services such as optimal biomass productivity of hybrid poplar and willow across variable site and climate conditions
- Carbon Implications of Poplar Energy Crops Throughout the Energy Supply Chain
- Predicting and Mapping Biomass of Poplar Energy Crops
- Biofuels, Bioenergy, and Bioproducts from Short Rotation Woody Crops
- Optimizing Species Selection and Economic Performance of Woody Crops in the Southeastern, USA
- Economics of Poplar Production in Minnesota, USA
- Siting Poplar Biomass Systems to Increase Productivity and Associated Ecosystem Services
- Water Use Efficiency of Poplars
- Technical Innovations to Reduce Impacts of Invasive Species
- Adventitious Rooting and Early Establishment of Poplar Energy Crops
- Breeding and Selecting Poplar for Biofuels, Bioenergy, and Bioproducts
- Comprehensive Database of North American Poplar Research Published from 1989 to 2011
Last updated on: December 8, 2016