Reviewing the science and implementation of climate change adaptation measures in European forestry

Forests

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 961-982

  Kolström, Marja ^a   Lindner, Marcus ^a   Vilén, Terhi ^a   Maroschek, Michael ^b   Seidl, Rupert ^b   Lexer, Manfred J ^b   Netherer, Sigrid ^b   Kremer, Antoine ^c   Delzon, Sylvain ^c   Barbati, Anna ^d   Marchetti, Marco ^e   Corona, Piermaria ^d  

^a EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^e Italian Academy of Forest Sciences   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation strategies; Climate change; Europe; Forest management; Forestry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CONDITION; DECISION MAKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EXPERT ASSESSMENT; FIRE RISKS; FORESTRY OPERATIONS; POLICY LEVEL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

DROUGHT; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; TIMBER;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; VULNERABILITY;

DROUGHT; EUROPE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; REFORESTATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 84862885596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f2040961     Document Type: Review

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