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Several factors have influenced silvicultural practices over the last three decades in the moist coniferous forests of the US Pacific Northwest. Since the peak of timber harvesting during the 1980s, attitudes, expectations, and understanding have shifted dramatically among segments of the public, management, and science communities regarding management objectives. On many landownerships, the historical focus on timber and employment in rural communities has been replaced by societal expectations for sustainability of numerous ecosystem services, including habitat for species of conservation concern or endemic old-growth-associated species, recreation, and other cultural values (chap. 5).
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Anderson, P.D., Puettmann, K.J. (2017). Silviculture for Diverse Objectives. In: Olson, D.H., Van Horne, B. (eds) People, Forests, and Change. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-768-1_10
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