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Assessing the influence of ruminating ungulates on forest regeneration and young stands in Slovakia: results from the National Forest Inventory Cover

Assessing the influence of ruminating ungulates on forest regeneration and young stands in Slovakia: results from the National Forest Inventory

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|Nov 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2024-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 222 - 234
Published on: Nov 6, 2024
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

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