The unknown trajectory of forest restoration: A call for ecosystem monitoring

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 288-295

  Deluca, Thomas H ^a   Aplet, Gregory H ^b   Wilmer, Bo ^c   Burchfield, James ^d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wilderness Society Washington DC   (United States)

^c The Wilderness Society   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Effectiveness monitoring; Forest restoration

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING; EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING; FEDERAL BUDGET; FEDERAL FUNDINGS; FEDERAL LANDS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST RESTORATION; LAND MANAGERS; RESTORATION SITES; STATISTICAL SAMPLING; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

ECOSYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION; SAMPLING;

CONSERVATION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; HABITAT RESTORATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957693235     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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