Pattern of Deterioration and Recovery of Wood from Dead Yellow-Cedar in Southeast Alaska

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 49-58

  Hennon, Paul E ^a   Wittwer, Dustin T ^a   Stevens, John ^a   Kilborn, Ken ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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