Integrated decision support for sustainable forest management in the United States: Fact or fiction?

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-23

  Reynolds, Keith M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Decision support; Ecosystem management; EMDS; Forest management; LMS; NED; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EMDS; LMS; NED; SUSTAINABILITY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23844558116     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2005.02.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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