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Review Article

Effects of bioenergy extraction on visual preferences in boreal forests: a review of surveys from Finland, Sweden and Norway

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Pages 323-334 | Received 23 Mar 2015, Accepted 19 Sep 2015, Published online: 22 Oct 2015

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