Developing Adaptive Approaches to Forest Harvest Management in Boreal Alaska under Rapid Climate Change
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Forestry
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0022-1201,1938-3746
DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvy019