Production economics of harvesting small-diameter hardwood stands in central Appalachia

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 81-86

  Li, Yaoxiang ^a   Wang, Jingxin ^a,c   Miller, Gary ^b   McNeel, Joe ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELLER-BUNCHER/GRAPPLE SKIDDER SYSTEM; HARDWOOD STANDS; PRODUCTION ECONOMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; HARVESTING;

HARDWOODS;

COSTS; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

EID: 33645991832     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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