Value Recovery from Two Mechanized Bucking Operations in the Southeastern United States

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-263

  Boston, Kevin ^a   Murphy, Glen ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bucking; Control charts; Value recovery

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PULP;

BUCKING; CONTROL CHARTS;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PULP WOOD;

EID: 0242612008     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/27.4.259     Document Type: Article

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