Forests of the boreal region: Gaps in knowledge and research needs

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-71

  Kellomäki, Seppo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Europe; Gap in knowledge

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0343517440     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00380-7     Document Type: Article

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