Perceptions of climate change risk to forest ecosystems and forest-based communities

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 710-716

  Williamson, T B ^a   Parkins, J R ^a   McFarlane, B L ^a  

^a NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Forest ecosystems; Forest based communities; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEED;

FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST-BASED COMMUNITIES; RISK PERCEPTIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEEDS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE GEORGE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27644530094     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: 00157546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81710-5     Document Type: Article

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