Limitations of low-intensity selection and selective logging for sustainable tropical forestry

Commonwealth Forestry Review

Volumn , Issue 251, 1998, Pages 262-266

  Fredericksen, Todd S ^a  

^a Proyecto BOLFOR   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Selection system; Selective harvesting; Shelterwood system; Sustainable forestry; Tropical forestry

Indexed keywords

LOGGING; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TIMBER HARVESTING; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 0032428822     PISSN: 00103381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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