Old-growth forests: Data gaps and challenges

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 645-651

  Hendrickson, Ole ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem approach; Ecosystem services; Gene conservation; Information management; Resilience

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEMS; MONITORING; PUBLIC POLICY; REFORESTATION;

OLD-GROWTH FORESTS;

CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SUSTAINABILITY;

CANADA;

INSECTA;

EID: 0141566481     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc79645-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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