Research challenges for structural use of small-diameter round timbers

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 21-29

  Wolfe, Ron ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; PEST CONTROL; VEGETATION; WOOD;

MECHANICAL THINNING; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033892113     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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