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Effects of burn season on large seedlings of oak and other hardwood regeneration three years after shelterwood harvest Cover

Effects of burn season on large seedlings of oak and other hardwood regeneration three years after shelterwood harvest

By: Ying Xin and  Roger A. Williams  
Open Access
|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fsmu-2019-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
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Submitted on: Aug 22, 2019
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