Predicting the number, death, and self-pruning of branches in Scots pine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1225-1236

  Mäkinen, Harri ^a   Colin, Francis ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEAD WOOD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PREDICTION; PRUNING; SELF THINNING;

FINLAND;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0033305911     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-065     Document Type: Article

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