Optimizing thinnings and rotation of Scots pine and Norway spruce mixtures

Silva Fennica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-84

  Vettenranta, Jouni ^a   Miina, Jari ^b  

^a University of Joensuu ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hooke and Jeeves' method; Mixed forests; Optimal treatments; Simulation models; Thinning types

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; ROTATION; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

ABIES; GYMNOSPERMAE; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0032871119     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.671     Document Type: Article

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