Ecosystem management in the US forest service: A persistent process but dying discourse

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 339-345

  Predmore, Andrew S ^a   Copenheaver, Carolyn A ^a   Mortimer, Michael J ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Society of American Foresters   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Environmental discourse; Policy; US forest service

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT;

CURRENT STATUSES; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISCOURSE; MANAGEMENT PROCESSES; POLICY; PROCESS-ORIENTED; SYSTEMS THINKINGS; US FOREST SERVICE; US FOREST SERVICES;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849151554     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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