Comparisons between wildfire and forest harvesting and their implications in forest management

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 223-260

  McRae, D J ^a   Duchesne, L C ^a   Freedman, B ^a   Lynham, T J ^a   Woodley, S ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Clearcutting; Forest conservation; Forest management; Silviculture; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; HARVESTING; REFORESTATION; TIMBER;

EMULATION SILVICULTURE;

FORESTRY;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; REFORESTATION; SILVICULTURE;

EID: 0035544772     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/er-9-4-223     Document Type: Article

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