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Filtering by: Creator Sloat, Matthew R. Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Institute for Natural Resources

Are Forest Disturbance Rates and Composition Influenced by Changing Ownerships, Conservation Easements, and Land Certification?

Creator:

Noone, Matthew D., Sader, Steven A., Legaard, Kasey R., and Institute for Natural Resources

Abstract:

This research examines the effect of recent landownership changes and new management stewardship mechanisms (e.g., forest certification and working forest conservation easements) on disturbance rates in Maine forests. We quantify forest disturbance rates between 2000 and 2007 and forest cover type composition in 2007, as detected by Landsat Thematic Mapper...

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