An application of fuzzy set theory for seral-class constraints in forest planning models

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 395-402

  Boyland, Mark ^a   Nelson, John ^b   Bunnell, Fred L ^b   D'Eon, Robert G ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Forest management; Seral constraints

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; HARVESTING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TIMBER;

FOREST PLANNING; FUZZY SERAL DEFINITION; SERAL CONSTRAINTS;

FORESTRY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; TIMBER HARVESTING;

DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FUZZY LOGIC; HARVESTING; PLANNING;

EID: 32344440642     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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