Wilderness conservation in an era of global warming and invasive species: A case study from minnesota's boundary waters canoe area wilderness

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-393

  Frelich, Lee E ^a   Reich, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted migration; Boreal forest; Climate change; Savanna; Wilderness management

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; CROP PEST; DEER; EARTHWORM; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; POLICY MAKING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAVANNA; TEMPERATE FOREST; WILDERNESS AREA;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; CERVIDAE; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 77649241949     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.029.0405     Document Type: Article

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