Sustainability of wild pistachio (Pistacia atlantica Desf.) in Zagros forests, Iran

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3667-3671

  Pourreza, Morteza ^a   Shaw, John D ^b   Zangeneh, Hoshang ^a  

^a Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center   (Iran)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diameter distribution; q Factor; Resin production; Restoration; Stand structure; Uneven aged; Zagros mountains

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HARVESTING; RESINS; SEED;

DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION; RESIN PRODUCTION; STAND STRUCTURE;

FORESTRY;

AGE CLASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST; MORTALITY; RESIN; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WILD POPULATION;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; PISTACIA; SEEDLINGS;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; QALAJEH FOREST; ZAGROS;

PISTACIA ATLANTICA; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 44149099990     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.01.057     Document Type: Article

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