Assessing and monitoring forest biodiversity: A suggested framework and indicators

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 135-146

  Noss, Reed F ^a  

^a Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Biodiversity; Forests; Indicators; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MONITORING;

EID: 0033594215     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00394-6     Document Type: Article

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