Cost-plus-loss analyses of forest inventory strategies based on kNN-assigned reference sample plot data

Silva Fennica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 381-398

  Holmström, Hampus ^a   Kallur, Hans ^b   Ståhl, Göran ^c  

^a Regl Bd Forest of Vastra Gotaland   (Sweden)

^b ÖKA Skogsplan   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Data acquisition; Forestry planning; Imputation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; INVENTORY CONTROL;

FORESTRY ACTIVITIES;

FORESTRY;

DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; SILVICULTURE;

EID: 0041739070     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.496     Document Type: Article

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