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Assessing forest scenic beauty impacts of insects and management
| Author: |
Rosenberger, Randall S.; Smith, Eric L. |
| Date: |
1998 |
| Periodical: |
Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team; FHTET 98-08. 39 p |
| Link: |
http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/publications/scenic_beauty.pdf
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| Abstract: |
The paper discusses relationships between scenic beauty perceptions and certain
forest characteristics such as the presence and dominance of large trees, tree species
composition, and stand age. Stand treatments such as burning, harvesting, treating slash, and regenerating harvested stands also affect scenic beauty. Stand treatment impacts on scenic beauty may be relatively large compared to the impacts caused by insects. A summary of scenic beauty estimation studies concerning forested landscapes is presented in tabular form as an appendix. This review is restricted to studies conducted on forests located in the U.S. about the perceptions of U.S. residents. Significant cultural differences may reduce the transferability of the studies’ results to forests in other countries. |
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