Cost and Productivity of Alternative Harvesting in BC's Interior Wet Belt Designed to Maintain Cariboo Habitat

This paper examines the costs and productivity of different timber harvesting methods in the interior wet-belt of British Columbia, specifically focusing on maintaining habitat for mountain caribou. The study compares group selection harvesting, where small patches of forest are removed, with clearcutting and single-tree selection. Its primary purpose is to document the economic implications of a harvesting approach designed to balance timber extraction with the ecological needs of caribou in old-growth cedar-hemlock forests.

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Author E. Phillips
Publication Year 2010
Descriptive Location Horsefly, Cariboo
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