Applying the Forest Health Approach to Monitoring Boreal Ecosystems in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages 193-217

  Percy, K E ^a   Maynard, D G ^b   Legge, A H ^c  

^a Wood Buffalo Environmental Association   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Biosphere Solutions   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Forest health; Monitoring; Oil Sands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867771676     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-097760-7.00009-3     Document Type: Chapter

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