Preemptive and salvage harvesting of New England forests: when doing nothing is a viable alternative

Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 959-970

  Foster, David R ^a   Orwig, David A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire; Forest restoration; Hemlock; Hurricane; Pathogen; Pest

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST; HARVESTING; HURRICANE; LOGGING (TIMBER); PATHOGEN; PEST SPECIES; SALVAGING; SILVICULTURE;

ANIMAL; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREE; UNITED STATES; WIND;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; INSECTS; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEW ENGLAND; PLANT DISEASES; TREES; WIND;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INSECTA;

EID: 33746369412     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00495.x     Document Type: Review

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