Use of terrestrial invertebrates as indicators of the ecological sustainability of forest management under the Montreal Process

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 221-231

  Taylor, Robert J ^a,b   Doran, Niall ^a  

^a FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Conservation; Dead standing trees; Ecological sustainability; Forest management; Indicators; Invertebrates; Montreal process

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSECT; SUSTAINABILITY;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035698995     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013397410297     Document Type: Article

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