Options for biodiversity conservation in managed forest landscapes of multiple ownerships in Oregon and Washington, USA

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1017-1039

  Suzuki, Nobuya ^a,b   Olson, Deanna H ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest certification; Forest practices rules; Habitat Conservation Plans; Matrix; Nonfederal lands; Northwest Forest Plan; Regulatory incentives; Reserves; United States; Voluntary incentives

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; FOREST CLEARANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HETEROGENEITY; INCENTIVE; RESERVE DESIGN;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 44149100273     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9301-4     Document Type: Article

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