Silviculture of birch (Betula pendula Roth and Betula pubescens Ehrh.) in Northern Europe

Forestry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-119

  Hynynen, J ^a   Niemisto P ^a   Vihera Aarnio A ^a   Brunner, A ^b   Hein, S ^c   Velling, P ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c University of Applied Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH MODELING; SILVICULTURE;

ATLANTIC FOREST; NORTHERN EUROPE; SIBERIA;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 77349111931     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpp035     Document Type: Article

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