Policies and practices to sustain soil productivity: Perspectives from the public and private sectors

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 615-625

  Cline, Richard G ^a   Ragus, Jerry ^a   Hogan, Gary D ^b   Maynard, Doug G ^b   Foster, Neil W ^b   Terry, Thomas A ^c   Heninger, Ronald L ^d   Campbell, Robert G ^e   Carter, Mason C ^f,g  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^d WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^e WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^f Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^g Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PUBLIC POLICY;

FOREST PRODUCTS; FOREST USE; PRIVATE SECTORS; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST SOIL; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; PLANNING; SOIL MECHANICS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745646983     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-266     Document Type: Review

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