The transformations of the natural landscapes of the Haut-Saint-Laurent (Quebec) and their implications on future resource management

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 99-107

  Bouchard, André ^a   Domon, Gérald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Landscape ecology; Quebec; Reconstruction; Transformations of natural landscapes

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM; BETULACEAE; CARYA; CHRISTIA; PICEA MARIANA; ACERACEAE; ALNAUS; JUGLANDACEAE; PICEA ABIES; PINACEAE;

CLIMAX VEGETATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION HISTORY;

CANADA, QUEBEC, HAUT-SAINT-LAURENT;

EID: 0030617007     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(96)00374-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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