The influence of stand development process on the height and volume growth of dominant Fagus sylvatica L. s.l. trees in the central Rhodope Mountains of north-eastern Greece

Forestry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-26

  Milios, E ^a  

^a Dioikitirio   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH; HEIGHT; MIXED FOREST; MONOCULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; VOLUME;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RHODOPE;

EID: 1242277795     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/77.1.17     Document Type: Article

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