Growth and diversity effects of silvicultural alternatives on an old-growth forest in Finland

Forestry

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 395-400

  Lahde E ^a   Eskelinen, T ^a   Vaananen A ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE;

FINLAND;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036417663     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/75.4.395     Document Type: Article

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