Models to predict the General Yield Class of Douglas fir, Japanese larch and Scots pine on better quality land in Scotland

Forestry

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-24

  Tyler, A L ^a   Macmillan, D C ^a   Dutch, J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES; LARIX; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; LARIX LEPTOLEPIS; LARIX KAEMPFERI;

DOUGLAS-FIR; GENERAL YIELD CLASS; JAPANESE LARCH; SCOTS PINE; SITE QUALITY; TEMPERATURE;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0029668335     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/69.1.13     Document Type: Article

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