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First Nations' Prescribed Burning in British Columbia 不列颠哥伦比亚省第一民族的规定焚烧

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2023-11-06 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2023v23n1a615

John Parminter

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Assessing the Feasibility of Meeting Target Fuel Loadings for Wildfire Reduction in North-Central British Columbia 评估满足不列颠哥伦比亚省中北部减少野火目标燃料负荷的可行性

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2022-11-03 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2022v22n2a617

Carolyn B. Brochez, Sonja Leverkus

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Cumulative Impact of Biotic and Abiotic Damage Agents on Lodgepole Pine Tree Form and Stand Structure in Southern British Columbia 生物和非生物伤害剂对不列颠哥伦比亚省南部黑松形态和林分结构的累积影响

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2022-05-16 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2022v22n1a619

L. Maclauchlan, J. E. Brooks

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Comparison of Two Treatment Regimes for Managing Western Balsam Bark Beetle 香脂甲虫两种治理方案的比较

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2021-11-05 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2021v21n1a611

L. Maclauchlan, J. E. Brooks

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Disease Screening for Endangered Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Recovery 濒危白皮松生态系统恢复的疾病筛选

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2021-05-18 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2021v21n1a609

M. Murray, W. Strong

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Long-Term Effects of Lodgepole Pine Terminal Weevil and Other Pests on Tree Form and Stand Structure in a Young Lodgepole Pine Stand in Southern British Columbia 英属哥伦比亚南部黑松末端象鼻虫和其他害虫对黑松幼林形态和林分结构的长期影响

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2020-11-24 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2020v20n1a601

L. Maclauchlan, J. E. Brooks

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Which Caribou? Misnaming Caribou Population Units Leads to Conservation Errors 驯鹿?命名错误的北美驯鹿种群单位导致保护错误

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2020-08-27 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2020v19n1a599

L. Harding

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The Reliability and Application of Methods Used to Predict Suitable Nesting Habitat for Marbled Murrelets 大理石纹小鱼适宜筑巢地预测方法的可靠性及应用

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2018-08-24 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2018v18n1a593

A. Burger, F. Waterhouse, J. Deal, D. Lank, D. Donald

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Nest Habitat Selection of Western Screech-Owls (Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei) at Multiple Spatial Scales in Southeast British Columbia 不列颠哥伦比亚省东南部多空间尺度西部尖嘴猫头鹰(Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei)巢生境选择

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2017-09-25 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2017v17n1a592

Doris Hausleitner, J. Dulisse, I. A. Manley, A. Waterhouse

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A Landscape Disturbance Matrix for Conserving Biodiversity 保护生物多样性的景观扰动矩阵

Journal of Ecosystems and Management Pub Date : 2017-05-01 DOI: 10.22230/jem.2017v17n1a591

Sonia Leverkus, S. Fuhlendorf, M. Geertsema, R. D. Elmore, D. Engle, K. Baum

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