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Controlled burning as an active method of protecting heathlands – methodology of the procedure

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2025-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 313 - 321
Submitted on: Sep 2, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2025
Published on: Dec 12, 2025
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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