Landscape ecology and forest management: Developing an effective partnership

Ecological Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 390-397

  Boutin, Stan ^a   Hebert, Daryll ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Encompass Strategic Resources Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Disturbance dynamics; Forest management; Forest projection models; Fragmentation; Landscape ecology; Partnerships of scientists and managers

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PATCH DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 0036557498     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3060950     Document Type: Review

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