Real versus perceived conflicts between restoration of ponderosa pine forests and conservation of the Mexican spotted owl

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 140-150

  Prather, John W ^a   Noss, Reed F ^b   Sisk, Thomas D ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Forest management; Imperiled species; Restoration ecology; Spatial analysis; Strix occidentalis lucida

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; UNITED STATES;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; UNITED STATES;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS LUCIDA;

EID: 37249074447     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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