Decisions nonindustrial forest landowners make: An empirical examination

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-203

  Conway, M Christine ^a   Amacher, Gregory S ^a   Sullivan, Jay ^a   Wear, David ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Bequests; Debt; Forest fragmentation; Nonindustrial forest landowners; Nontimber activities

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HARVESTING; MARKETING;

POLICY MAKING;

FORESTRY;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; LANDOWNER; TIMBER HARVESTING;

EID: 0346038985     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1104-6899-00034     Document Type: Article

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