Crowding in European forests: A review of recent research and implications for forest management and policy

Forestry

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 559-571

  Arnberger, Arne ^a   Mann, Carsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; PERCEPTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SPACING; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 52949093082     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpn034     Document Type: Article

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