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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Density–growth relationships in thinned and unthinned Norway spruce and Scots pine stands in Norway

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Pages 543-554 | Received 27 Apr 2011, Accepted 02 Aug 2011, Published online: 30 Aug 2011

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