Inherent disturbance regimes: A Reference for Evaluating the Long-Term Maintenance of Ecosystems

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 265-288

  Everett, R ^a   Townsley, J ^a   Baumgartner, D ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance regime; Ecosystem management; Historical range of variability

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0033756959     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v11n01_11     Document Type: Article

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