Mapping multiple forest threats in the Northwestern United States

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 206-213

  Kline, Jeffrey D ^a   Kerns, Becky K ^a   Day, Michelle A ^a   Hammer, Roger B ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest health; Insects and disease; Landscape planning and assessment; Wildfire; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

EXURBAN DEVELOPMENT; FOREST HEALTH; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; POTENTIAL THREATS; WILDFIRE; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE;

FIRES; OCEAN HABITATS;

FORESTRY;

DATA SET; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INSECT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NEIGHBORHOOD; SPATIAL DATA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WILDFIRE;

DISEASES; FIRES; FORESTRY; INSECTS; PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84878410817     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/jof.12-099     Document Type: Article

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