Economic Analysis of Pruning and Low-Density Management Compared to Traditional Management of Loblolly Pine Plantations in East Texas

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-20

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

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low density management; Pruning; Soil expectation value; Stumpage price; Thinning intensity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HARVESTING; INVESTMENTS; RESEARCH; SOILS; TIMBER;

LOW-DENSITY MANAGEMENT; SOIL EXPECTATION VALUE; STUMPAGE PRICE; THINNING INTENSITY;

FORESTRY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTS; HARVESTING; INVESTMENT; PINUS; PLANTATIONS; PRUNING; RESEARCH; SOIL; THINNING;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 1342286987     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/28.1.12     Document Type: Article

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