Variable-density thinning in uneven-aged forest management - A case for Norway spruce in Finland

Forestry

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 557-565

  Pukkala, Timo ^a   Lähde, Erkki ^b   Laiho, Olavi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

FINLAND;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 81855183819     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpr020     Document Type: Article

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