Modeling for ecosystem management in Minnesota pine forests

Biological Conservation

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-324

  Tester, J R ^a   Starfield, A M ^a   Frelich, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

deer browsing; ecosystem management; fire; frame based model; pine forest; white pine

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DEER; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FIRE; PINE FOREST; WHITE PINE;

USA, MINNESOTA;

CERVIDAE; GOES; PINACEAE; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0030619963     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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