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SUMMARY Despite some confusion over the objectives and methods of ecosystem management (Yaffee 1999), there is increasing interest on the part of resource managers, scientists, and the public in moving toward ecosystem management of forest resources (Calhoun 1998). The Society of American Foresters (SAF) defined ecosystem management as an ecological approach to forest resources management that “attempts to maintain the complex processes, pathways and interdependencies of forest ecosystems and keep them functioning well over long periods of time, in order to provide resilience to short-term stress and adaptation to long-term change. Thus, the condition of the forest landscape is the dominant focus, and the sustained...
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SUMMARY Despite some confusion over the objectives and methods of ecosystem management (Yaffee 1999), there is increasing interest on the part of resource managers, scientists, and the public in moving toward ecosystem management of forest resources (Calhoun 1998). The Society of American Foresters (SAF) defined ecosystem management as an ecological approach to forest resources management that “attempts to maintain the complex processes, pathways and interdependencies of forest ecosystems and keep them functioning well over long periods of time, in order to provide resilience to short-term stress and adaptation to long-term change. Thus, the condition of the forest landscape is the dominant focus, and the sustained...
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SUMMARY Despite some confusion over the objectives and methods of ecosystem management (Yaffee 1999), there is increasing interest on the part of resource managers, scientists, and the public in moving toward ecosystem management of forest resources (Calhoun 1998). The Society of American Foresters (SAF) defined ecosystem management as an ecological approach to forest resources management that “attempts to maintain the complex processes, pathways and interdependencies of forest ecosystems and keep them functioning well over long periods of time, in order to provide resilience to short-term stress and adaptation to long-term change. Thus, the condition of the forest landscape is the dominant focus, and the sustained...
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SUMMARY Despite some confusion over the objectives and methods of ecosystem management (Yaffee 1999), there is increasing interest on the part of resource managers, scientists, and the public in moving toward ecosystem management of forest resources (Calhoun 1998). The Society of American Foresters (SAF) defined ecosystem management as an ecological approach to forest resources management that “attempts to maintain the complex processes, pathways and interdependencies of forest ecosystems and keep them functioning well over long periods of time, in order to provide resilience to short-term stress and adaptation to long-term change. Thus, the condition of the forest landscape is the dominant focus, and the sustained...
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SUMMARY Despite some confusion over the objectives and methods of ecosystem management (Yaffee 1999), there is increasing interest on the part of resource managers, scientists, and the public in moving toward ecosystem management of forest resources (Calhoun 1998). The Society of American Foresters (SAF) defined ecosystem management as an ecological approach to forest resources management that “attempts to maintain the complex processes, pathways and interdependencies of forest ecosystems and keep them functioning well over long periods of time, in order to provide resilience to short-term stress and adaptation to long-term change. Thus, the condition of the forest landscape is the dominant focus, and the sustained...
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