Landscape modeling for forest restoration planning and assessment: Lessons from the southern Appalachian Mountains

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 191-197

  Xi, Weimin ^a   Coulson, Robert N ^a   Waldron, John D ^b   Tchakerian, Maria D ^a   Lafon, Charles W ^a   Cairns, David M ^a   Birt, Andrew G ^a   Klepzig, Kier D ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Southern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Desired future forest conditions; Forest restoration; LANDIS model; Landscape modeling; Southern Appalachian Mountains; Southern pine beetle

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; REPAIR; RESTORATION; STORMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES; APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS; APPALACHIANS; CASE STUDIES; DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES; DESIRED FUTURE FOREST CONDITIONS; FIRE EXCLUSION; FOREST DISTURBANCES; FOREST LANDSCAPES; FOREST RESTORATION; FUTURE WORK; ICE STORMS; LANDIS MODEL; LANDSCAPE MODELING; LANDSCAPE SIMULATION; RESTORATION PLANNING; RESTORATION PRACTICES; SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS; SOUTHERN PINE BEETLE;

CONSERVATION;

BEETLE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; MODELING; PEST DAMAGE;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; INSECTS; MAINTENANCE; MOUNTAINS; RESTORATION; SOUTHERN PINES;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS;

EID: 50149106994     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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