Socioeconomic barriers and the role of biomass utilization in southwestern ponderosa pine restoration

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-177

  Hjerpe, Evan ^a   Abrams, Jesse ^b   Becker, Dennis R ^c  

^a The Wilderness Society   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Ecological restoration; Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa); Restoration economics; Small diameter wood utilization

Indexed keywords

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 67650119168     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.27.2.169     Document Type: Review

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