Developing management strategies for tree improvement programs under climate change: Insights gained from long-term field trials with lodgepole pine
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University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 4R1, Canada Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Management Branch, 9920-108 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2M4, Canada c Isabella Point Forestry Ltd., 331 Roland Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 1V1, Canada University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources, 442 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada
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