Growth trends and management implications for West Virginia's red spruce forests

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Hornbcck, James W ^a,b   Kochenderfer, James N ^a,b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station Parsons   (United States)

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EID: 0008816620     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/15.4.197     Document Type: Article

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