Changes in the radial growth of two consecutive generations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands

Baltic Forestry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-24

  Pärn, Henn ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Latewood; Scots pine; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922686938     PISSN: 13921355     EISSN: 20299230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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