Effects of intensive forest management on stand and landscape characteristics in northern New Brunswick, Canada (1945-2027)

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 509-524

  Etheridge, David A ^a   MacLean, David A ^a   Wagner, Robert G ^b   Wilson, Jeremy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age class distribution; Historical landscape patterns; Intensive forest management; Landscape metrics; Patch characteristics; Spruce budworm

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PATCH SIZE; SILVICULTURE; SUCCESSION; TREE;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; PICEA;

EID: 33746879206     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-005-2378-9     Document Type: Article

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