Public perceptions of sagebrush ecosystem management in the great basin

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-343

  Shindler, Bruce ^a   Gordon, Ryan ^a   Brunson, Mark W ^b   Olsen, Christine ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuels treatment; restoration; social acceptability; trust; urban rural

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERBICIDE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGELAND; RURAL AREA; SURVEY; URBAN AREA; WILDFIRE; WOODLAND;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; JUNIPERUS; PINUS EDULIS;

EID: 79960647437     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00012.1     Document Type: Article

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