Changes in the management of British forests between 1945 and 2000 and possible future trends

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Volumn 149, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 41-52

  Mason, W L ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE; TIMBER HARVESTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 36448994042     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00696.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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