Silviculture of Scottish Forests at a time of change

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-57

  Mason, W L ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous cover forestry; Native woodlands; Plantations; Scotland; Silviculture; Wood production

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION; SOFTWOODS; TIMBER; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CONTINUOUS COVER FORESTRY; FORESTS SILVICULTURE; NATIVE WOODLANDS; PLANTATION SILVICULTURE; WOOD PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

AFFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; PLANTATION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE; TIMBER MARKET; WOODLAND;

ECONOMICS; FORESTATION; FORESTS; LUMBER; PLANTATIONS; PRODUCTION; SILVICULTURE; SOFTWOODS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 34249914477     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v24n01_03     Document Type: Article

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