Optimising the management of Eucalyptus grandis (Hill) Maiden plantations in Zimbabwe

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 166, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 149-157

  Mabvurira, Danaza ^a   Pukkala, Timo ^b  

^a Plantations Silviculture Research   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Forest management; Management schedule; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; SOILS; TIMBER;

SEEDLING STANDS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTATION; THINNING;

ZIMBABWE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 0036680088     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00666-1     Document Type: Article

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