Potential yield, return, and tree diversity of managed, uneven-aged Douglas-fir stands

Silva Fennica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-70

  Ralston, Rebecca ^a   Buongiorno, Joseph ^a   Fried, Jeremy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Douglas fir; Economics; Simulation; Uneven aged management; WestPro

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUTTING; SAMPLING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CUTTING CYCLE; TREE DIVERSITY;

FORESTRY;

CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MODELING; PRODUCTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 1842484061     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.435     Document Type: Article

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