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Carbon sequestration in living biomass of Slovak forests: recent trends and future projection

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2020-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 191 - 201
Published on: Dec 2, 2020
Published by: National Forest Centre – Forest Research Institute Zvolen
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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