Monitoring ecological representation in currently non-harvestable areas: Four British Columbia case studies

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-394

  Huggard, David J ^a,b   Dunsworth, Glen B ^a,b   Herbers, Jim R ^c,f   Klenner, Walt ^d   Kremsater, Laurie L ^a   Serrouya, Robert ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Glen Dunsworth Ecological Consulting   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^e Box 1522   (Canada)

^f North Island Timberlands   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity monitoring; Ecological indicators; Ecosystem representation; Landscape planning; Unmanaged areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING;

BIODIVERSITY MONITORING; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOSYSTEM REPRESENTATION; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; UNMANAGED AREAS;

ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING;

ARROW LAKES RESERVOIR; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CLAYOQUOT SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; OKANAGAN VALLEY;

EID: 33745638314     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: 00157546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc82383-3     Document Type: Article

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