Developing a forest biodiversity monitoring approach for New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-220

  Allen, Robert B ^a   Bellingham, Peter J ^a   Wiser, Susan K ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carbon; Forest; Indicators; Monitoring; National forest inventory; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 1142293736     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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