Assessing forest ecosystem health in the Inland West. (includes related article) (Lookout)

From: American Forests | Date: March 1, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

Forest managers are designing forest health strategies that deal with the prevention of socially undesired forest conditions, and the restoration of socially desired forest conditions in areas that need it.

Forest health is a condition of ecosystems that sustains their complexity while providing for human needs. Millions of western acres fail to qualify.

In many forested areas of the inland western United States, trees across large landscapes are dying faster than they are growing or being replaced. In other areas, conditions exist that virtually guarantee an onset of serious forest ...

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