Effects of uneven-aged silviculture on the stand structure, species composition, and economic returns of loblolly pine stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-101

  Schulte, Benedict J ^a   Buongiorno, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Growth; Matrix; Pinus taeda L.; SouthPro

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; GRADING; MANAGEMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY;

DIVERSITY; MATRIX; PLANT GROWTH; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE;

FORESTRY;

AGE STRUCTURE; ECONOMICS; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0032476583     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00312-0     Document Type: Article

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