An exploratory, post-harvest comparison of ecological and economic characteristics of forest stewardship council certified and uncertified Northern hardwood stands

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-191

  Foster, Bryan C ^a   Wang, Deane ^a   Keeton, William S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest certification; Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); Forest structure; Northern hardwoods; Sustainable forest management

Indexed keywords

FOREST CERTIFICATION; FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC); FOREST STRUCTURE; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; DEBRIS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY MODELING; FORESTRY PRACTICE; GROWTH RATE; STAND STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TIMBER HARVESTING;

BIOMASS; CERTIFICATION; CONCENTRATORS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; SOLAR CELLS; SUGAR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 67449094408     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549810701879701     Document Type: Article

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