The stability of different silvicultural systems: A wind-tunnel investigation

Forestry

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 471-484

  Gardiner, Barry ^a   Marshall, Bryan ^b,c   Achim, Alexis ^a   Belcher, Rex ^b   Wood, Colin ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MathEngine Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUST; SILVICULTURE; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 28744435672     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpi053     Document Type: Article

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