Rare forest types in northeastern Ontario: A classification and analysis of representation in protected areas

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-435

  Drever, Charles R ^a   Snider, James ^b   Drever, Mark C ^c  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b WWF Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; CONIFER SPECIES; ECOREGIONS; FOREST MANAGERS; FOREST TYPE; GEOGRAPHIC RANGES; GREAT LAKES; HARDWOOD STANDS; LOCAL POPULATIONS; NARROW DISTRIBUTION; ONTARIO; PINUS RESINOSA; PROTECTED AREAS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RED OAK; SILVICULTURAL PRACTICES; SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM; TOLERANT SPECIES; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WHITE PINE; YELLOW BIRCH;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FORESTRY;

BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRACTICE; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION SIZE; PROTECTED AREA; RARE SPECIES; RARITY; SHADE TOLERANCE; SILVICULTURE;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; FORESTRY; PINUS RESINOSA; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUERCUS RUBRA; SHELTERWOOD; SILVICULTURE; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; PINUS RESINOSA; PINUS STROBUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 77949578179     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-203     Document Type: Article

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