Old growth in the boreal forest: A dynamic perspective at the stand and landscape level

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Kneeshaw, Daniel ^a,b   Gauthier, Sylvie ^c  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Conservation; Forest management; Old growth; Old growth index; Stand development

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OLD GROWTH FORESTS; SPECIES LONGEVITY;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0242628912     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/a03-010     Document Type: Review

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