Model for multi-stand management based on structural attributes of individual stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-271

  Miller, G W ^a   Sullivan, J ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Harvest scheduling; Nonlinear programming; Optimization

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT MODEL; STAND STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030800438     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00053-4     Document Type: Article

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