Adaptive management of young stands on the Tongass National Forest

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

Volumn , Issue 733, 2008, Pages 225-232

  McClellan, Michael H ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Daptive management; Silvicultural treatments; Wildlife habitat; Young growth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; HABITAT; NATURAL RESOURCE; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 40949087226     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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