Determining the optimal selective harvest strategy for mixed-species stands with a transition matrix growth model

New Forests

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-219

  Hao, Qingyu ^a   Meng, Fanrui ^b   Zhou, Yuping ^a   Wang, Jingxin ^c  

^a BEIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad leaved mixed species stands; Growth and yield; Harvest strategy; Matrix model; Optimization model

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

HARVESTING STRATEGY; HASVEST CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; RESIDUAL BASAL AREA (RBA);

HARVESTING;

GROWTH MODELING; HARVESTING;

BIODIVERSITY; GROWTH; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION;

ASIA; CHANGBAI MOUNTAINS; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JILIN; WORLD;

EID: 20944437661     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-005-5656-0     Document Type: Article

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