The impact of log-end splits and spring on sawn recovery of 32-year-old plantation Eucalyptus globulus Labill

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 442-448

  Yang, J L ^a  

^a Ensis   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOGGING (FORESTRY); SAWING; SAWMILLS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BUTT LOGS; LOG-END SPLITS;

FORESTRY;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; GROWTH RINGS; LOGS; SAW MILLS; SAWING; TREES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 28544435849     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-005-0035-2     Document Type: Article

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