Planning forest establishment operations with a computerised decision-support system: A case study analysis of decision-making over a full rotation

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 222-234

  Mason, Euan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Decision support systems; Forest establishment

Indexed keywords

PINUS RADIATA;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0030320014     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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