What is the "END" (emulation of natural disturbance) in forest ecosystem management? An open question

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2159-2168

  Klenk, Nicole ^a,b   Bull, Gary ^a   Cohen, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b 2900 2424 Main Mall ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; MENTAL MODELS; NATURAL DISTURBANCES; POLICY-MAKING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHARED MENTAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 49249130335     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-054     Document Type: Article

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