Financially optimal thinning and final harvest schedules for loblolly pine plantations on nonindustrial private Forestland in East Texas

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-17

  Huang, Ching Hsun ^a   Kronrad, Gary D ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Optimal forest management; Optimal rotation age; Profitability; Soil expectation value

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HARVESTERS; SOILS; TIMBER;

PINE PLANTATIONS;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; HARVESTERS; PINUS; PLANTATIONS; SOIL; THINNING;

MILETINAE; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0036471202     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/26.1.13     Document Type: Article

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