Assessment of sustainable forest management in New Zealand indigenous forest

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-67

  Gillman, Len N ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Harvest; Monitoring; Natural values; Pest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 40149093381     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2008.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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