Forests as Protection from Natural Hazards

The Forests Handbook

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 53-81

  Brang, Peter ^a   Schönenberger, Walter ^a   Ott, Ernst ^b   Gardner, Barry ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b Northern Research Station ^*  (Switzerland)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial constructions; Forest protection; Lowland areas; Natural hazards; Snow layers

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS;

FOREST PROTECTION; LOWLAND AREAS; NATURAL HAZARD; SNOW LAYER;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84948778315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470757079.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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