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Productivity of logging large diameter logs and long logs during final cutting in a mountain forest in Japan

Masahiko NakazawaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chikashi YoshidaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Tatsuya SasakiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Seishiro TakiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Takumi UemuraForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Takayuki ItoForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Hirokazu YamaguchiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Masahiro MozunaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Kengo UsuiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-8534
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Yuta InomataForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Hidenori SuzukiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Satoshi YamaguchiForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Hiroko MuneokaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Yoshiaki TanakaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Masaki JinkawaForestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Kotaro ZushiToyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research Center, Forestry Research Institute, Tateyama, Japan
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Hideharu AiuraToyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research Center, Forestry Research Institute, Tateyama, Japan
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Pages 203-209 | Received 03 Apr 2018, Accepted 19 Mar 2019, Published online: 11 Apr 2019

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