Spatial simulation of forest succession and timber harvesting using LANDIS

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-43

  Gustafson, Eric J ^a   Shifley, Stephen R ^b   Mladenoff, David J ^c   Nimerfro, Kevin K ^a   He, Hong S ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PACKAGE LANDIS; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SUCCESSION; TIMBER HARVESTING;

EID: 0034109865     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-188     Document Type: Article

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