The effect of irregular stand structures on growth, wood quality and its mitigation in operational harvest planning of Pinus patula stands

Thesis (MScFor)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The practice of combining row and selective thinning in commercial pine plantation silviculture carries the risk of unwanted irregularities in tree distribution within the stand. This situation is aggravated with poor tree selecti...

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Main Author: Ackerman, Simon Alexander
Other Authors: Seifert, Thomas
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85874