A method for landscape analysis of forestry guidelines using bird habitat models and the Habplan harvest scheduler

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 232, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 56-67

  Loehle, Craig ^a   Van Deusen, Paul ^b   Wigley, T Bently ^c   Mitchell, Michael S ^d   Rutzmoser, Scott H ^e   Aggett, Jonathan ^b   Beebe, John A ^f   Smith, Michelle L ^d  

^a National Council for Air   (United States)

^b National Council for Air   (United States)

^c Stream Improvement Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e Geographic Technologies Group   (United States)

^f National Council for Air   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian richness; Biodiversity; Extended rotations; Forest management; Habitat model; Habplan; Harvest scheduler; Riparian zone; Sustainable forestry initiative

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; HARVESTING;

AVIAN RICHNESS; EXTENDED ROTATION; HABITAT MODEL; HABPLAN; HARVEST SCHEDULER; RIPARIAN ZONE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY INITIATIVEREG;

FORESTRY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIRD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HABITAT QUALITY; HARVESTING; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING;

AVES;

EID: 33746307512     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.040     Document Type: Article

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