Alternative views of a restoration framework for federal forests in the Pacific Northwest

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 420-429

  DellaSala, Dominick A ^a   Anthony, Robert G ^b   Bond, Monica L ^c   Fernandez, Erik S ^d   Frissell, Chris A ^e   Hanson, Chad T ^a   Spivak, Randi ^a  

^a GEOS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wild Nature Institute   (United States)

^d Oregon Wild ^*  (United States)

^e Earth Island Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84888809286     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/jof.13-040     Document Type: Note

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