Optimising the management of a heterogeneous stand

Silva Fennica Monographs

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-538

  Pukkala, Timo ^a   Miina, Jari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hooke and Jeeves algorithm; Thinning schedules; Within stand variation

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

HOOKE AND JEEVES ALGORITHMS; THINNING SCHEDULES; WITHIN-STAND VARIATION;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HETEROGENEITY; THINNING;

ALGORITHMS; FORESTRY; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 29844450888     PISSN: 14577356     EISSN: 14577356     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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