Reporting the results of forest monitoring - An evaluation of the European forest monitoring programme

Forestry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-90

  Moffat, A J ^a   Davies, S ^a   Finer L ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; MODELING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 41449107268     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpm046     Document Type: Article

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