Crossing disciplinary boundaries in forest research: An international challenge

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-323

  Hickey, Gordon M ^a   Nitschke, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complexity; Cross disciplinary; Forest research; Interdisciplinary

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACADEMICS; FOREST RESEARCH; FUNDING AGENCIES; INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST; RESEARCH;

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FORESTRY;

EID: 21244456137     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81321-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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