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Modelling height to diameter ratio – an opportunity to increase Norway spruce stand stability in the Western Carpathians Cover

Modelling height to diameter ratio – an opportunity to increase Norway spruce stand stability in the Western Carpathians

Central European Forestry Journal
Volume 60 (2014): Issue 2 (June 2014)
By: Michal Bošeľa,  Bohdan Konôpka,  Vladimír Šebeň,  Jozef Vladovič and  Brian Tobin  
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|Jul 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2014-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
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Language: English
Page range: 71 - 80
Published on: Jul 26, 2014
Published by: National Forest Centre and Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
static stability,
Picea abies,
site index,
stand density,
wind damage risk
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Ecology,
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© 2014 Michal Bošeľa, Bohdan Konôpka, Vladimír Šebeň, Jozef Vladovič, Brian Tobin, published by National Forest Centre and Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences
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