A "driving force" in developing the nation's forests: The mcintire-Stennis cooperative forestry research program

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 141-148

  Bullard, Steven H ^a   Brown, Perry J ^b   Blanche, Catalino A ^c   Brinker, Richard W ^d   Thompson, Don H ^e  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Northeast Mississippi Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Formula funding; Graduate education; Mcintire Stennis; Research

Indexed keywords

DRIVING FORCES; FORMULA FUNDING; FUTURE GENERATIONS; GRADUATE EDUCATION; MCINTIRE-STENNIS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SOCIAL BENEFITS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FORESTRY; TIMBER;

RESEARCH;

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INVESTMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; RANGELAND; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON FIBERS; EDUCATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; LEGISLATION; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; RESEARCH;

EID: 79957864495     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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