Optimising the management of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands in Spain based on individual-tree models

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-114

  Palahí, Marc ^a,c   Pukkala, Timo ^b  

^a EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest management; Management schedule; Simulation

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION;

SPAIN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0038673385     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2003002     Document Type: Article

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