Transformation to irregular structure of an upland conifer forest

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 407-412

  Wilson, E R ^a   McIver, H Whitney ^a   Malcolm, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Irregular structure; Long term silviculture research; Sitka spruce; Transformation; Uneven aged management

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SILVICULTURE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033133949     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75407-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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