Juvenile Height Development in Interior Spruce Stands of British Columbia

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 117-121

  Nigh, Gordon D ^a   Love, Bobby A ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

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EID: 0011741582     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/15.3.117     Document Type: Article

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