Characterizing family forest owners: A cluster analysis approach

Forest Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-184

  Majumdar, Indrajit ^a   Teeter, Lawrence ^a   Butler, Brett ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Family forest; Landowner motivation; National woodland owner survey; Nonindustrial private forest owners

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

FAMILY FORESTS; LANDOWNER MOTIVATION; NATIONAL WOODLAND OWNER SURVEY; NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 42049107146     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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