Managed forests and conservation of terrestrial biodiversity in the southern United States

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 197-203

  Miller, Darren A ^a   Wigley, T Bently ^b   Miller, Karl V ^c  

^a Weyerhaeuser NR Company   (United States)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Forest management; Forestry; Habitat; Intensive forest management; Pinus spp.; Plantation management; Southern United States; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT; INTENSIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT; PINUS SPP.; PLANTATION MANAGEMENT; SOUTHERN UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; OCEAN HABITATS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; CERTIFICATION; CONSERVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; PLANT COMMUNITY; STAKEHOLDER;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PINUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849096093     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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