Regional predictions concerning the effects of climate change on forests in southern Finland

Silva Fennica

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 247-257

  Talkkari, Ari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gap model; Regional predictions; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGE; FOREST INVENTORY; GAP MODEL; WOOD PRODUCTION; YIELD;

FINLAND;

EID: 0030430815     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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