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Data envelopment analysis models for the assessment of efficiency of sustainable forest management in Poland

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|Oct 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2019-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 182 - 196
Submitted on: Jun 17, 2019
Accepted on: Aug 5, 2019
Published on: Oct 7, 2019
Published by: Forest Research Institute
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