A density-dependent stand-level optimization approach for deriving management prescriptions for interior northwest (USA) landscapes

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 217, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 171-186

  Bettinger, Pete ^a   Graetz, David ^b   Sessions, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data management; Mixed conifer stand types; PATH algorithm; Region limited strategy

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; HARVESTERS;

DATA MANAGEMENT; HARVEST LEVELS; MIXED CONIFER STAND TYPES; PATH ALGORITHM; REGION-LIMITED STRATEGY;

FORESTRY;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; STAND STRUCTURE;

ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCTS; HARVESTERS; STAND DENSITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 26244462495     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.060     Document Type: Article

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