Variation in density and shrinkage of birch (Betula pendula Roth) timber from plantations and naturally regenerated forests

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-39

  Möttönen, Veikko ^a   Luostarinen, Katri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MOISTURE; RAW MATERIALS;

FULL-SIZE SAWN TIMBER PIECES; NATURALLY REGENERATED FORESTS; SAWN BIRCH TIMBER;

TIMBER;

FORESTS; MOISTURE; RAW MATERIALS;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 32544435426     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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