Unasylva - No. 170 - Boreal forests













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An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 43 - 1992/3

FAO - Food and agriculture organization of the United States

Editor: Stephen A. Dembner
Language Editor: Rachel Tucker
Layout Editor: Marina Criscuolo
Editorial Advisory Board
Forestry Department: M.R. de Montalembert (Chairman), M. Chipeta, S. Dembner, R. Heinrich, M. Hoskins, M. Morell, M.K. Muthoo, C. Palmberg, E.H. Sène. N. Vergara.
Publications Division: K. Richmond (Editorial Branch)

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Credits: S. Hannelius; Forêt Conservation/Forestry Canada; Forêt Conservation/L. Dumas; Forêt Conservation/M. Michel; Forêt Conservation/F. Truchon; S. Hannelius; I.L. Eastin; Ford Foundation India; N.C. Saxena; United Nations; R. Dickerson.

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Guidelines for authors

Editorial: Boreal forests

K. Kuusela
The boreal forests: An overview

G.M. MacDonald
Long-term monitoring of boreal forests using fossil pollen records

K. Kuusela
Boreal forestry in Finland: A fire ecology without fire

L. Lauzon
The integrated management of Amerindian forests

H.H. Shugart and T.M. Smith
Modelling boreal forest dynamics in response to environmental change

I.L. Eastin, A. Addae - Mensah and J. de-Graft Yartey
Tropical timber boycotts: strategic implications for the Ghanaian timber industry

M. Poffenberger and S. Singh
Forest management partnerships: Regenerating India's forests

N.C Saxena
Eucalyptus on farmlands in India: What went wrong?

World of forestry

Books

Boreal forest modelling
European markets for tropical timbers
An important new text on watershed management
Environment and tropical forestry

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