A quantitative indicator framework for stand level evaluation and monitoring of environmentally sustainable forest management

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 468-479

  Maes, Wouter Hendrik ^a   Fontaine, Maximilien ^b,c   Rongé, Kris ^b,d   Hermy, Martin ^b   Muys, Bart ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Stad Brussel Cel Groene Ruimten   (Belgium)

^d Departement Leefmilieu Natuur en Energie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Criteria and indicators; Forest composition; Forest function; Forest management; Forest structure; Sustainability index

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CRITERIA AND INDICATORS; FOREST COMPOSITIONS; FOREST FUNCTION; FOREST STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX;

FORESTRY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; STAND DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABILITY;

BELGIUM; FORESTS; GIS; INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

EID: 79954421945     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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