Selecting tree species for plantation

Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 262-268

  Montagnini, Florencia ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39749138047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-29112-1_38     Document Type: Chapter

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