Climate change and European forests: what do we know, what are the uncertainties, and what are the implications for forest management?

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Environmental Management

• Publication date

  2014-12-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.030PMID 25156267
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