Climate change and the nation's forests: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 214-221

  Bosworth, Dale ^a   Birdsey, Richard ^b   Joyce, Linda ^c   Millar, Constance ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Northern Global Change Research Program   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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EID: 50149121790     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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