Future directions for biodiversity conservation in managed forests: Indicator species, impact studies and monitoring programs

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 277-287

  Lindenmayer, D B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MONITORING;

EID: 0033594236     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00406-X     Document Type: Article

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