Development of a stand density management diagram for radiata pine stands including assessment of stand stability

Forestry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Castedo Dorado, F ^a   Crecente Campo, F ^b   Alvarez Alvarez P ^b   Barrio Anta, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PLANTATION;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 59849114657     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpm032     Document Type: Article

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