Evaluating the effects of varying levels and patterns of green-tree retention: Experimental design of the DEMO study

Northwest Science

Volumn 73, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1999, Pages 12-26

  Aubry, Keith B ^a   Amaranthus, Michael P ^a   Halpern, Charles B ^b   White, James D ^c   Woodard, Brenda L ^c   Peterson, Charles E ^a   Lagoudakis, Cynthia A ^c   Horton, Alan J ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; HARVESTING; SITE SELECTION;

OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0033044519     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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