An optimization approach to selecting research natural areas in national forests

Forest Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 458-469

  Snyder, Stephanie A ^a   Tyrrell, Lucy E ^b   Haight, Robert G ^b  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

^b NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest planning; Integer optimization; Land use planning; Optimization modeling; Research Natural Areas; Reserve selection; Superior National Forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032800448     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestscience/45.3.458     Document Type: Article

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