Towards sustainable commercial moss harvest in the Pacific Northwest of North America

Biological Conservation

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-297

  Peck, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; Epiphyte; Moss harvest; Nontimber forest product; Special forest product

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MOSS; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; ISOTHECIUM MYOSUROIDES; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; NECKERA DOUGLASII; PORELLA NAVICULARIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 29844434192     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.10.001     Document Type: Review

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