Factors affecting snow damage of trees with particular reference to European conditions

Silva Fennica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-213

  Nykänen, Marja Leena ^a   Peltola, Heli ^a   Quine, Christopher ^a   Kellomäki, Seppo ^a   Broadgate, Marianne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Snow damage; Snowfall; Stand management; Stem breakage

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNOW DAMAGE; SNOWFALL; STAND MANAGEMENT; STEM BREAKAGE;

EUROPE;

EID: 0031475067     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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