Productivity and cost of partial harvesting method to control mountain pine beetle infestations in British Columbia

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-133

  Han, Han Sup ^a   Renzie, Chad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest health; Lodgepole pine; Logging costs; Skidding productivity

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HARVESTING; PEST CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; TIMBER;

FOREST HEALTH; LOGGING COSTS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; SKIDDING PRODUCTIVITY;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

COSTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; INFESTATION; LOGGING; PINUS CONTORTA; PRODUCTIVITY; SKIDDING;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 19044395858     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/20.2.128     Document Type: Article

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