Using the Viability Theory to Assess the Flexibility of Forest Managers Under Ecological Intensification

Environmental Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1170-1183

  Mathias, Jean Denis ^a   Bonté, Bruno ^a,b   Cordonnier, Thomas ^c,d   de Morogues, Francis ^e  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b UMR G EAU   (France)

^c Cemagref   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e Domaine Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Flexibility; Forest modeling; Management; Viability theory; Wood production

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; TIMBER; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; FLEXIBILITY; FLEXIBILITY INDEX; FOREST MODELING; HARVEST INTENSITY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; VIABILITY THEORY; WOOD PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; DEAD WOOD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL THEORY; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MANAGER; THEORY; VIABILITY THEORY; ABIES; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; FORESTRY; FRANCE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; WOOD;

FRANCE;

ABIES;

ABIES; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WOOD;

EID: 84945452150     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0555-4     Document Type: Article

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