components before such modeling could proceed. Scientists involved in
these efforts are likely to find many of their models incapable of producing information at scales that match the questions at hand. Accordingly,
broad assessments could and should encourage scientists to question and
redirect the focus of the questions they pursue in their studies and the
design of their models.
References
Christensen, N.L. and J.F. Franklin. 1997. Ecosystem function and ecosystem management. Pages 1–23 in R.D. Simpson and N.L. Christensen, editors. Ecosystem
Function and Human Activities: Reconciling Economics and Ecology. Chapman
and Hall, New York, New York, USA.
Courtner, H.J., M.G. Wallace, and M.A. Moote. 1999. A political context model for
bioregional assessments. Pages 71–82 in K.N. Johnson, F. Swanson, M. Herring,
and S. Greene, editors. Bioregional Assessments: Science at the Crossroads of
Management and Policy. Island Press, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Daughtrey, M.L., C.R. Hibben, K.O. Britton, M.T. Windham, and S.C. Redlin. 1996.
Dogwood Anthracnose: Understanding a disease new to North America. Plant
Disease 80:349–358.
Dunlap, R.E. 1991. Trends in public opinion toward environmental issues:
1965–1990. Society and Natural Resources 4:285–312.
Federal Register. 1996. Revised land and resource management plans for the
national forests in Alabama, Chattahoochee/Oconee National Forests, Cherokee
National Forest, Jefferson National Forest, and the Sumter National Forest.
Federal Register 61:40183–40191, August 1, 1996.
Gottfried, R.R., D.N. Wear, and R.G. Lee. 1996. Institutional solutions to market
failure on the landscape scale. Ecological Economics 18:133–140.
Hansen, M.H., F. Thomas, and J.F. Glover. 1992. The Eastwide Forest Inventory
Database Users Manual. General Technical Report NC-151. North Central Forest
Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, St. Paul,
Minnesota, USA.
Haynes, R.W., D.M. Adams, and J.R. Mills. 1995. The 1993 RPA Timber Assessment
Update. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-GTR-259. Fort
Collins, Colorado, USA.
Hepting, G.H. 1974. Death of the American chestnut. Journal of Forest History 18:
60–67.
Holling, C.S. 1978. Adaptive environmental assessment and management. John
Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, USA.
Johnson, K.N., F. Swanson, M. Herring, and S. Greene. 1999. Bioregional Assessments: Science at the Crossroads of Management and Policy. Island Press,
Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Liebhold, A.M., J.A. Halverson, and G.E. Elmes. 1992. Gypsy moth invasion in
North America: A quantitative analysis. Journal of Biogeography 19:513–520.
Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative (SAMAB). 1996a.
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these efforts are likely to find many of their models incapable of producing information at scales that match the questions at hand. Accordingly,
broad assessments could and should encourage scientists to question and
redirect the focus of the questions they pursue in their studies and the
design of their models.
References
Christensen, N.L. and J.F. Franklin. 1997. Ecosystem function and ecosystem management. Pages 1–23 in R.D. Simpson and N.L. Christensen, editors. Ecosystem
Function and Human Activities: Reconciling Economics and Ecology. Chapman
and Hall, New York, New York, USA.
Courtner, H.J., M.G. Wallace, and M.A. Moote. 1999. A political context model for
bioregional assessments. Pages 71–82 in K.N. Johnson, F. Swanson, M. Herring,
and S. Greene, editors. Bioregional Assessments: Science at the Crossroads of
Management and Policy. Island Press, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Daughtrey, M.L., C.R. Hibben, K.O. Britton, M.T. Windham, and S.C. Redlin. 1996.
Dogwood Anthracnose: Understanding a disease new to North America. Plant
Disease 80:349–358.
Dunlap, R.E. 1991. Trends in public opinion toward environmental issues:
1965–1990. Society and Natural Resources 4:285–312.
Federal Register. 1996. Revised land and resource management plans for the
national forests in Alabama, Chattahoochee/Oconee National Forests, Cherokee
National Forest, Jefferson National Forest, and the Sumter National Forest.
Federal Register 61:40183–40191, August 1, 1996.
Gottfried, R.R., D.N. Wear, and R.G. Lee. 1996. Institutional solutions to market
failure on the landscape scale. Ecological Economics 18:133–140.
Hansen, M.H., F. Thomas, and J.F. Glover. 1992. The Eastwide Forest Inventory
Database Users Manual. General Technical Report NC-151. North Central Forest
Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, St. Paul,
Minnesota, USA.
Haynes, R.W., D.M. Adams, and J.R. Mills. 1995. The 1993 RPA Timber Assessment
Update. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-GTR-259. Fort
Collins, Colorado, USA.
Hepting, G.H. 1974. Death of the American chestnut. Journal of Forest History 18:
60–67.
Holling, C.S. 1978. Adaptive environmental assessment and management. John
Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, USA.
Johnson, K.N., F. Swanson, M. Herring, and S. Greene. 1999. Bioregional Assessments: Science at the Crossroads of Management and Policy. Island Press,
Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Liebhold, A.M., J.A. Halverson, and G.E. Elmes. 1992. Gypsy moth invasion in
North America: A quantitative analysis. Journal of Biogeography 19:513–520.
Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Cooperative (SAMAB). 1996a.
The Southern Appalachian Assessment: Summary Report. Report 1 of 5. U.S.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Region, Atlanta, Georgia,
USA.
84
David N. Wear