Effects of alternative forest management on biomass and species diversity in the face of climate change in the northern Great Lakes region (USA)

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 700-710

  Duveneck, Matthew J ^a   Scheller, Robert M ^a   White, Mark A ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Alternative silviculture; Climate change; Expanded reserves; Forest management; Forest simulation model; LANDIS II; Michigan (USA); Minnesota (USA); Resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LAKES;

ADAPTATION; ALTERNATIVE SILVICULTURE; EXPANDED RESERVES; FOREST SIMULATION; LANDIS-II; MICHIGAN; MINNESOTA;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRANSITION ZONE;

BIOMASS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; LAKES; MICHIGAN; MINNESOTA; RESISTANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SILVICULTURE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84903301886     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0391     Document Type: Article

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