Effect of timing of precommercial thinning on the consumption of working time in Picea abies stands in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 496-504

  Kaila, Simo ^a   Kiljunen, Nuutti ^b   Miettinen, Antti ^b   Valkonen, Sauli ^b  

^a Metsateho Oy   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Norway spruce; Productivity; Sapling stands; Tending

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; LOGGING (FORESTRY); PRODUCTIVITY;

PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING; SAPLING STANDS; TREE RING ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

CLEANING; PICEA ABIES; PRODUCTIVITY; SAPLINGS; THINNING;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33845508091     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580601073263     Document Type: Article

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