Variable retention harvesting in the Douglas-fir region

Abstract Variable retention harvesting evolved in the Douglas-fir region of the Pacific Northwest gradually in response to increasing dissatisfaction with the ecological consequences of clear-cutting, from the standpoint of wildlife habitat and other important forest functions. It is a harvesting te...

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Main Authors: Jerry F. Franklin, Daniel C. Donato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:Ecological Processes
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13717-019-0205-5