Regeneration process from seed crop to saplings - A case study in uneven-aged norway spruce-dominated stands in southern Finland

Silva Fennica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-381

  Saksa, Timo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Picea abies; Regeneration; Uneven aged

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FORESTRY; MONITORING;

BOREAL FOREST STANDS; SAPLING STAGE; SPRUCE REGENERATION; SPRUCE SEED CROPS;

SEED;

BOREAL FOREST; GERMINATION; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; MONITORING;

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

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 9344268777     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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