Developing a silvicultural framework and definitions for use in forest management planning and practice

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 678-693

  Bell, F Wayne ^a   Parton, John ^b   Stocker, Neil ^b   Joyce, Dennis ^b   Reid, Doug ^b   Wester, Monique ^b   Stinson, Al ^c   Kayahara, Gordon ^b   Towill, Bill ^b  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c Forestry Research Partnership   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Forest management; Intensive silviculture

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION; REFORESTATION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BOREAL FORESTS; FOREST DEVELOPMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT UNITS; INTENSIVE SILVICULTURES; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; TREATMENT COSTS;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; FORESTRY PRACTICE; PLANNING PROCESS; SILVICULTURE;

ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES; PARTNERSHIPS; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; SILVICULTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 65649110399     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc84678-5     Document Type: Article

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