An ecological basis for managing giant sequoia ecosystems

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 110-128

  Piirto, Douglas D ^a   Rogers, Robert R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Environmental indicators; Giant Sequoia; Natural range of variability

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR;

ATTITUDE; CELL PROTECTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FIRE; FOREST; GIANT SEQUIOA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SYNECOLOGY; TREE; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WATER ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; GYMNOSPERM;

UNITED STATES;

SEQUOIA; SEQUOIADENDRON;

CALIFORNIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; GYMNOSPERMS; TREES;

EID: 0036654501     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-2537-y     Document Type: Review

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