A working definition of sustainable forestry and means of achieving it at different spatial scales

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 141-163

  Oliver, Chadwick Dearing ^a   Deal, Robert L ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Spatial scales; Sustainable forest management; Sustainable forestry

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL SCALES;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MONTREAL PROTOCOL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547686167     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v24n02_03     Document Type: Article

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