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Growth response of Douglas fir to the first early and delayed thinning Cover

Growth response of Douglas fir to the first early and delayed thinning

By: David Dušek and  Jiří Novák  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2024-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2454-0358 | Journal ISSN: 2454-034X
Language: English
Page range: 53 - 64
Published on: Feb 6, 2025
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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