A model-based approach to developing density management diagrams illustrated with Lake States red pine

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-123

  Mack, Timothy J ^a   Burk, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial analysis; Growth and yield; Self thinning; Spreadsheet

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINANCE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HARVESTING; PULP MATERIALS; SAWING; SPREADSHEETS; TIMBER; TRAJECTORIES;

DENSITY MANAGEMENT DIAGRAMS (DMD); FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH AND YIELD; LAKE STATES RED PINE; SELF-THINNING;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; PINUS RESINOSA; SAWING; SOIL;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 20844458976     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/22.2.117     Document Type: Article

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