An overview of LEOPARDS: The Level of Protection Analysis System

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 615-621

  McAlpine, R S ^a   Hirsch, K G ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MODEL;

FELIDAE;

EID: 0032726806     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc75615-4     Document Type: Review

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