The effect of initial tree-planting density on timber and wood-fuel properties of red alder and sycamore

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1475-1483

  Mmolotsi, Ronnie M ^a   Teklehaimanot, Zewge ^b  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; WOOD FUELS;

FUEL-VALUE INDEX; LOW-DENSITY PLOTS; SILVOPASTORAL SYSTEM; SYCAMORE WOOD;

TIMBER;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DENSITY; FUELWOOD; TIMBER;

ALNUS RUBRA; FICUS; FORESTS; PLANTING; WOOD DENSITY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; ALNUS RUBRA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 33748576946     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-029     Document Type: Article

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