Evaluating areas of high conservation value in western Oregon with a decision-support model;Evaluación de áreas de alto valor de conservación en el occidente de oregon mediante un modelo de respaldo a la toma de decisiones

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 711-720

  Staus, Nancy L ^a   Strittholt, James R ^a   Dellasala, Dominick A ^b  

^a Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

^b National Center for Conservation Science and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support model; EMDS; Land management; Northwest Forest Plan

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RAPTOR; SALMONID; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OWL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OREGON; STRIGIFORMES;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; STRIX; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 77956607041     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01445.x     Document Type: Article

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