A tropical perspective on conserving the boreal 'lung of the planet'

Biological Conservation

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-52

  Warkentin, Ian G ^a   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^b,c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Boreal forest; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; EMEND; Fire; Forest management; Logging; Silviculture; Timber harvest

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGRAPHY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SILVICULTURE; TIMBER HARVESTING; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TROPICAL REGION;

CANADA;

EID: 84862011649     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.10.025     Document Type: Review

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