Natural regeneration of pine plantations in South Africa as a cost-effective way of stand re-establishment

Forestry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 483-493

  Zwolinski, Janusz ^a   Groenewald, Winston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; PLANTATION; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

PINUS PINASTER; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 10344264501     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/77.5.483     Document Type: Article

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