Economic patterns in U.S. arboriculture

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 292-299

  O'Bryan, Christopher M ^a   Straka, Thomas J ^a   Templeton, Scott R ^a   Caldwell, Judith D ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboriculture industry; Economic structure; Industry analysis; Utility services; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; TREE; UTILITY SECTOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547113347     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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