Combinatorial optimization of elk habitat effectiveness and timber harvest volume

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 143-153

  Bettinger, Pete ^a   Boston, Kevin ^b   Sessions, John ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest planning; Heuristic programming; Mathematical programming

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNCTIONS; HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; TABU SEARCH; TIMBER;

FEASIBLE SOLUTION; FOREST PLANNING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GOALS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; POSTERIOR EVALUATION; TIMBER PRODUCTION; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

DEER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; TIMBER HARVESTING; TRADE-OFF; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS ROOSEVELTI;

EID: 0033441196     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019051931272     Document Type: Article

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