Thinning intensity and long-term changes in increment and stem form of Scots pine trees

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 203, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 21-34

  Mäkinen, Harri ^a   Isomäki, Antti ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Basal area increment; Pinus sylvestris; Stem form; Stem volume increment; Thinning

Indexed keywords

STEM FORM; THININING INTENSITY;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; DIAMETER; STEM; THINNING;

BASAL AREA; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; STEMS; THINNING; TREES;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 8844280986     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.07.028     Document Type: Article

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