Long-term trends in height growth of jack pine in North Central Ontario

Forest Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 158-164

  Goelz, J C G ^a   Burk, T E ^b  

^a CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic factors; Climate; Dendrochronology; Model identification; Site index

Indexed keywords

PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0031892058     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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