Managing forest disturbances and community responses: Lessons from the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 269-275

  Flint, Courtney G ^a   Haynes, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community action; Community response; Forest disturbance; Natural resource management; Risk Perception; Spruce bark beetles

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; INSECT CONTROL; MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

COMMUNITY ACTION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FOREST DISTURBANCES; SPRUCE BARK BEETLES;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PEST SPECIES; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSECT CONTROL;

ALASKA; KENAI PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

COLEOPTERA; PICEA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 33749382916     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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