Computer technology helps family forest owners in Pennsylvania and Washington

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 132-135

  Roth, Paul A ^a,b   Finley, James C ^a   Zobrist, Kevin W ^c   Baumgartner, David M ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family forests; Growth models; Technology; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; INVENTORY CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; VISUALIZATION;

FAMILY FORESTS; FOREST OWNERS; GROWTH MODELS; LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

FORESTRY;

COMPUTER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

INVENTORY CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33744553004     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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