PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 17, Issue no.1/ 2023

Authors :

Mihai HAPA1, Lucian DINCA 2, Vlad CRISAN 2

1 “Marin Drăcea” National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, 128 Eroilor Boulevard, 077190

2 “Marin Drăcea” National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry, 13 Cloşca Street, Braşov-500040, Romania, e-mails: dinka.lucian@gmail.com

E-mail : * Corresponding author: ionutmihaihapa@gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2023171018

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