Spatial yield model for Shorea robusta in Nepal

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 151-162

  Rautiainen, Olavi ^a  

^a Pohjois Savo Forestry Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dipterocarpaceae; Distance dependent growth model; Even aged forest; Forest management; Sal; Thinning

Indexed keywords

SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 0033612507     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00519-2     Document Type: Article

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