Natural disturbance emulation in boreal forest ecosystem management - Theories, strategies, and a comparison with conventional even-aged management

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1185-1203

  Kuuluvainen, Timo ^a   Grenfell, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; BOREAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; BOREAL FORESTS; CHANGING CLIMATE; DISTURBANCE FACTORS; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; EURASIA; EVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST STRUCTURE; GENERAL APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; TIMBER SUPPLY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTURBANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84864810810     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-064     Document Type: Review

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