Massachusetts: managing a watershed protection forest

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 10-15

  Barten, Paul K ^a   Kyker Snowman, Thom ^b,c   Lyons, Paul J ^b,c   Mahlstedt, Thomas ^b,c   O'Connor, Robert ^b,c   Spencer, Bruce A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Metropolitan District Commission   (United States)

^c Metropolitan District Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNEVEN AGED MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; WATERSHED PROTECTION FOREST;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HISTORY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WATERSHED PROTECTION;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS, QUABBIN;

EID: 0032144383     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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