Site index curves for poplar growing on former farmland in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-170

  Johansson, Tord ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dominant height; Hybrids; Poplar; Site index curves; Soils; Stands; Total age

Indexed keywords

DOMINANT HEIGHT; HYBRIDS; POPLAR; SITE INDEX CURVES; STANDS; TOTAL AGE;

SOILS;

FORESTRY;

POPULUS;

EID: 79951830380     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2010.543428     Document Type: Article

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