Hastening the return of complex forests following fire: The consequences of delay

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 38-45

  Sessions, John ^a   Bettinger, Pete ^b   Buckman, Robert ^c   Newton, Mike ^a   Hamann, Jeff ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d Hamann Donald Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Forest health; Northwest Forest Plan; Old growth; Policy; Restoration

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; FIRES; HARDWOODS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONIFERS; FOREST FIRES;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; INSECTA;

EID: 2442560436     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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