Optimal forest rotation with in situ preferences

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 106-128

  Tahvonen, Olli ^a   Salo, Seppo ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0032844113     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.1998.1055     Document Type: Article

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