Changes in Georgia's logging workforce, 1987-2007

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 60-68

  Baker, Shawn A ^a   Greene, W Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Harvesting contractor; Logger; Survey

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DEMOGRAPHICS;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

INVESTMENT; LOGGING; PERSONNEL; RETURN ON INVESTMENT; STATISTICS; WORK STUDY;

EID: 44449165970     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/32.2.60     Document Type: Article

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