Regional forest resource assessment in an ecological framework: The southern United States

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 319-332

  Rudis, Victor A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecoregion; Forest resources; Regional classifications; Southern United States

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031699544     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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