The stand: Revisiting a central concept in forestry

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 335-340

  O'Hara, Kevin L ^a   Nagel, Linda M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Forest management; Forest regulation; Landscape delineation; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST REGULATIONS; LANDSCAPE DELINEATION; OPERATIONAL UNITS; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURES; VARIABLE RETENTIONS;

FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; TIMBER;

REFORESTATION;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OWNERSHIP; THINNING;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; REFORESTATION; REGULATIONS; SILVICULTURE;

EID: 84885573408     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/jof.12-114     Document Type: Article

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