Determinants of tree quality and lumber value in natural uneven-aged southern pine stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-219

  Prestemon, Jeffrey P ^a   Buongiorno, Joseph ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SITE EFFECT;

PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0034063043     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-191     Document Type: Article

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