The effects of invasive pests and pathogens on strategies for forest diversification

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 350, Issue , 2017, Pages 87-99

  Macpherson, Morag F ^a   Kleczkowski, Adam ^a   Healey, John R ^b   Quine, Christopher P ^c   Hanley, Nick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic modelling; Forest management; Natural resource management; Tree pests and pathogens; Tree species diversification

Indexed keywords

LOSSES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PATHOGENS; TIME OF ARRIVAL;

BIO-ECONOMIC MODEL; BIO-ECONOMIC MODELLING; BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISEASE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL RESOURCE; OPTIMIZATION; PATHOGEN; PEST SPECIES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TREE PLANTING;

EID: 85013805247     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.02.003     Document Type: Article

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