Understanding the meaning and value of forests and trees

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 566, 2003, Pages 145-162

  McDonough, Maureen H ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs about forests; Forest values; Meanings of forests; Meanings of trees

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; PERCEPTION; TREE;

EID: 33646990633     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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