Changes in structural inequality in Norway spruce stands on peatland sites after water-level drawdown

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 222-231

  Sarkkola, Sakari ^a   Alenius, Virpi ^b   Hökkä, Hannu ^b   Laiho, Raija ^a   Päivänen, Juhani ^a   Penttilä, Timo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY;

DRAWDOWN; PEATLAND; SILVICULTURE; SIZE STRUCTURE; STAND DYNAMICS;

FORESTRY; GROWTH; PICEA ABIES;

FINLAND;

ABIES; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0242499902     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-179     Document Type: Article

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