The Canadian ecology centre-forestry research partnership: Implementing a research strategy based on an active adaptive management approach

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 666-677

  Bell, F Wayne ^a   Baker, James A ^b   Bruemmer, George ^c   Pineau, John ^d   Stinson, Al ^b  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^d Institut forestier du Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest ecology; Forest economics; Forest inventory; Forest management

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECOLOGY; TIMBER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOLOGY; FOREST ECONOMICS; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT POLICIES; FOREST MANAGEMENT UNITS; INTEGRATED RESEARCH; RESEARCH STRATEGY;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; FORESTRY PRACTICE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RESEARCH PROGRAM; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

DATA PROCESSING; ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PARTNERSHIPS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 65649109259     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc84666-5     Document Type: Article

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