Sustainable management of planted landscapes: Lessons from Japan

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3107-3129

  Yamaura, Yuichi ^a   Oka, Hiroyasu ^b   Taki, Hisatomo ^b   Ozaki, Kenichi ^b   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economic marginalization; Forest planning; Forest restoration; Forest use history; Overplanted forests; Planted forest expansion; Retention of natural forests

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

JAPAN;

EID: 84870359515     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0357-4     Document Type: Article

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