Forest management and regeneration success in protection forests near the timberline in Finnish Lapland

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 424-441

  Varmola, Martti ^a   Hyppönen, Mikko ^a   Mäkitalo, Kari ^a   Mikkola, Kari ^a   Timonen, Mauri ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Advance growth; Climate trend; Growth level; Natural regeneration; Planting; Seeding; Sustainable forestry

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FIRES; SOILS; TIMBER;

CLIMATE STATISTICS; FOREST REGENERATION;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; SOIL;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 6344255195     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580410030154     Document Type: Review

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