Forestland parcelization in upstate New York despite economic stagnation and a declining population

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 280-287

  Germain, René H ^a   Brazil, Kevin ^b   Stehman, Stephen V ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Watershed Agricultural Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Family forest; Forest ownership fragmentation; Nonindustrial private forestland; Small woodlots; Timber supply

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; TIMBER;

FAMILY FOREST; FOREST OWNERSHIP FRAGMENTATION; NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FORESTLAND; OVERSTORY DISTURBANCES; SMALL WOODLOTS; TIMBER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; HARVESTING; LAND; PRIVATE OWNERSHIP;

EID: 33845985666     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/23.4.280     Document Type: Article

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