How institutional cultures affect results: Comparing two old-growth forest mapping projects

Cartographica

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 35-52

  Norheim, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST COVER; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; MAPPING METHOD; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; REMOTE SENSING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842734878     PISSN: 03177173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/4618-2K34-3752-4616     Document Type: Article

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