Forest service interdisciplinary teams: Size, composition, and leader characteristics

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 201-207

  Cerveny, Lee K ^a   Blahna, Dale J ^a   Stern, Marc J ^b   Mortimer, Michael J ^b   Freeman, James W ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Phase One Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary teams; National environmental policy act; Recreation; US forest service

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS; FOREST SERVICE; FUNCTIONAL AREAS; HUMAN DIMENSIONS; INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RECREATION; SOCIAL SCIENTISTS; TEAM LEADERS; TEAM LEADERSHIP; US FOREST SERVICE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; RECREATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959685415     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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