Can forest management based on natural disturbances maintain ecological resilience?
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Can forest management based on natural disturbances maintain ecological resilience?
Given the increasingly global stresses on forests, many ecologists argue that managers must maintain ecological resilience: the capacity of ecosystems to absorb disturbances without undergoing fundamental change. In this review we ask: Can the emerging paradigm of natural-disturbance-based management (NDBM) maintain ecological resilience in managed forests? Applying resilience theory requires c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0045-5067,1208-6037
DOI: 10.1139/x06-132