Impact of the thinning regime on the mean diameter of the largest stems by diameter at breast height in even-aged Picea abies stands

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-31

  Karlsson, Kjell ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

dbh growth; Larger stems; Norway spruce; Thinning intensity; Thinning method

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DBH GROWTH; LARGER STEMS; THINNING INTENSITY; THINNING METHOD;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

DATA PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PICEA; STEMS; THINNING;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 32844463596     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580500487556     Document Type: Article

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