Discovering new knowledge about trees and forests. Selected papers from a meeting of IUFRO subject group 6.09: Philosophy and methods of forest research; 1985 August 19-23; Houghton, MI.

Rolfe E. Leary

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-135

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Discovering new knowledge about trees and forests. Selected papers from a meeting of IUFRO subject group 6.09: Philosophy and methods of forest research; 1985 August 19-23; Houghton, MI.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Rolfe E. Leary

Year:

1989

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-135

Source:

General Technical Report NC-135. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Presents fifteen papers and four abstracts in five topic areas: the research process, forestry constructs and innovations, interdisciplinarity, emerging research areas, and assessing research productivity, quality, and motivating scientists.

Keywords

research methods, research strategies, interdisciplinarity, research productivity, research rewards, Delphi, organization theory

Citation

Leary, Rolfe E. 1989. Discovering new knowledge about trees and forests. Selected papers from a meeting of IUFRO subject group 6.09: Philosophy and methods of forest research; 1985 August 19-23; Houghton, MI. General Technical Report NC-135. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station