Biomass production of hybrid aspen growing on former farm land in Sweden

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-246

  Johansson, Tord ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

basic density; biomass production; farmland; hybrid aspen; MAI; plantation forestry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; DRY MATTER; HYBRID; LEAF AREA; LEAF AREA INDEX; OLD FIELD; PLANTATION FORESTRY; STAND STRUCTURE;

SWEDEN;

POPULUS;

EID: 84876911420     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-012-0305-x     Document Type: Article

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