Functions for predicting crown height of pinus sylvestris and picea abies in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-188

  Petersson, Hans ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crown base; Crown length; Equation; Model; Norway spruce; Relative crown height; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0030700652     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589709355399     Document Type: Article

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