Characterizations of anthropogenic disturbance patterns in the mixedwood boreal forest of Alberta, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 304, Issue , 2013, Pages 243-253

  Pickell, Paul D ^a   Andison, David W ^b   Coops, Nicholas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Bandaloop Landscape Ecosystem Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate harvest; Anthropogenic disturbance; Boreal mixedwood; Dispersed harvest; Ecosystem based management; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; BOREAL MIXEDWOODS; DISPERSED HARVEST; ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE;

AGGREGATES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESIGN; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; HARVESTING;

FORESTRY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOREAL FOREST; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MIXED FOREST; PLANNING PRACTICE; WILDFIRE;

AGGREGATE; DESIGN; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FORESTRY; HARVESTING;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84878714732     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.04.031     Document Type: Article

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