Three centuries of managing introduced conifers in South Africa: Benefits, impacts, changing perceptions and conflict resolution

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-68

  Van Wilgen, Brian W ^a   Richardson, David M ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological invasions; Fire; Forestry; Hydrology; Land use; Pinus

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; FORESTRY PRACTICE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PERCEPTION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PROFITABILITY; WATER USE;

CONIFER; CROP; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FORESTRY; NONHUMAN; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; REFORESTATION; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES INVASION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84860344190     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.052     Document Type: Review

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