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REVIEW ARTICLE

Short-rotation forestry with hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L.×P. tremuloides Michx.) in Northern Europe

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Pages 10-29 | Received 06 May 2011, Accepted 29 Sep 2011, Published online: 02 Nov 2011

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