Effects of parcelization and land divestiture on forest sustainability in simulated forest landscapes

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 236, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 305-314

  Gustafson, Eric J ^a   Loehle, Craig ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest products industry; HARVEST simulation model; Landscape pattern; Ownership parcelization; Sustainable forestry; Timber management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY;

LANDSCAPE PATTERN; OWNERSHIP PARCELIZATION; SIMULATION MODELS; TIMBER MANAGEMENT;

TIMBER;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTS; PRIVATE OWNERSHIP;

EID: 33751208903     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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