Modelling probability of snow and wind damage in Scots pine stands using tree characteristics

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 215-222

  Valinger, Erik ^a   Fridman, Jonas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pinus sylvestris; Risk management; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; MODELLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTS PINE; SNOW; WIND;

SWEDEN;

PINACEAE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0030779497     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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