Monitoring of biodiversity indicators in boreal forests: A need for improved focus

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 121, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 261-271

  Thompson, Ian D ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Boreal forest; Indicator selection; Monitoring; Research needs

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKERS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS; BOREAL FOREST; DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; INDICATOR SELECTION; NULL MODEL;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

AMPHIBIA; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RAPTOR; RATING SCALE; SONGBIRD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; METHODOLOGY; TREE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; RESEARCH; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

AMPHIBIA; ARTHROPODA; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORESTRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TREES;

EID: 33750362678     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9119-z     Document Type: Article

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