Influence of road reclamation techniques on forest ecosystem recovery

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-81

  Lloyd, Rebecca A ^a,b   Lohse, Kathleen A ^c   Ferre T P A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative   (Canada)

^c Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; RECLAIMED LAND; RECOVERY PLAN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875853277     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/120116     Document Type: Article

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