Parcelization of South Carolina's private forestland: Loggers' reactions to a growing threat

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 37-43

  Moldenhauer, Matthew C ^a,b   Bolding, M Chad ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED COST; FOREST-PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; FORESTRY COMMUNITY; FUEL PRICES; LOGGING FIRMS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; METROPOLITAN AREA; PRIVATE FORESTLAND; SOUTH CAROLINA; TIMBER PRODUCTION;

COST ACCOUNTING; HARVESTING; SURVEYS; TIMBER;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

ACCOUNTING; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; LOGGING; SURVEYS;

EID: 70349592553     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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