Effects of spatial scale on the perception and assessment of risk of natural disturbance in forested ecosystems: Examples from Northeastern Oregon

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 210-225

  Barbour, R James ^a   Hemstrom, Miles ^a   Ager, Alan ^b   Hayes, Jane L ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest management; Landscape analysis; Risk; Wildfire; Wildlife; Wood products

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE HAZARDS; FORESTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST ECOLOGY; POLICYMAKERS; RIVER BASINS; WILDFIRE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDFIRE;

BASINS; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

INSECTA;

EID: 19644378738     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.02.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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