A strategy to develop a guide for whole-tree harvesting of Sitka spruce in Great Britain

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 289-299

  Proe, M F ^a   Dutch, J C ^b   Pyatt, D G ^b   Kimmins, J P ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulation modelling; Decision support tools; Ecological site classification; Geographic information systems; Nutrition; Site quality; Sitka spruce; Sustainability; Whole tree harvesting

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYBRID COMPUTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ECOLOGICAL SITE CLASSIFICATION; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 0031416780     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10016-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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