Science in forestry: Why does it sometimes disappoint or even fail us?

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 723-734

  Kimmins, J P ^a   Welham, Clive ^a   Seely, Brad ^a   Meitner, Mike ^a   Rempel, Rob ^b   Sullivan, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

"Jigsaw puzzle" science; Decision support systems; Ecosystems; Forest policy; Hard science; Prediction; Science in forestry; Soft science; Visualization

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

HARD SCIENCE; PREDICTION; SOFT SCIENCE;

FORESTRY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTRY POLICY; PREDICTION; VISUALIZATION;

FORESTRY; INVESTMENT;

EID: 27644590883     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: 00157546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc81723-5     Document Type: Review

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