Do large trees always have higher wood product value?

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 563, 2002, Pages 135-144

  Barbour, R James ^a   Marshall, David D ^b   Parry, Dean L ^a   Christensen, Glenn ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumber; Silviculture; Western Oregon and Washington; Wood products; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE; TIMBER; WOOD QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 33646992159     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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