Development of Norway spruce dominated stands after single-tree selection and low thinning

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1577-1584

  Lähde, Erkki ^a   Laiho, Olavi ^a   Norokorpi, Yrjö ^a   Saksa, Timo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; MONITORING; SEED; SOILS;

SAPLINGS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

FINLAND;

ABIES; OXALIS; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0036446137     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-075     Document Type: Article

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