Integrating traditional and local ecological knowledge into forest biodiversity conservation in the Pacific Northwest

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 246, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 14-28

  Charnley, Susan ^a   Fischer, A Paige ^b   Jones, Eric T ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute for Culture and Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Biodiversity conservation; Family forest owners; Nontimber forest product harvesters; Pacific Northwest forest management; Traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; FAMILY FOREST OWNERS; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT HARVESTERS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 34250717435     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.03.047     Document Type: Article

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